# Accident 20130406005719A: Beech A36TC, Big Bear City, CA, April 6, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2013, 10:40 local time
- Place: Big Bear City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2639° N, 116.8561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2639&lon=-116.8561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36SG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36SG-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,220 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130406005719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CARLSBAD, CA (CRQ) GOING TO BIG BEAR CITY, CA (L35).  WHEN STARTING A DECENT INTO L35, A HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION WAS FELT IN THE ENGINE.  MP WAS ERRATIC FROM 12 TO LOW 30?S INHG.  PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN IN BIG BEAR LAKE NEAR THE SHORE AND INVERTED IN APPROXIMATELY 20 INCHES OF WATER. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  ALL THREE PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR13LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA184), Apr 6, 2013: Beech A36TC (N36SG), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper overhaul of the propeller, which resulted in the installation of an incorrect propeller actuating pin and deformation of the ferrule hole and led to the pin’s fatigue failure.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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