# Incident 20140106002919I: Beech A36, Bakersfield, CA, January 6, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2014, 10:43 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N821V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL IO-550
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140106002919I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THE AFTER TAKEOFF AND CLIMB TO 8500 FT, IN CRUISE FLIGHT FOR APPROX. 10 TO 15 MIN., THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH.  HE PULLED THE MIXTURE AND MADE A POWER OFF LANDING IN TO BAKERSFIELD MUN. AIRPORT.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT  INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED THE #5 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD AND AJACENT ENGINE CASE.  NO TEAR DOWN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AT THIS TIME.

## Other reports on N821V (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920722033599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920722033599I), Jul 22, 1992: Beech A36 (N821V), Gunnison, CO, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Nose gear failed after the hard landing.
- [Accident 19790618022839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790618022839A), Jun 18, 1979: Beech A36 (N821V), Needles, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failed at night. Found fuel selector on empty left tank. Right tank contained 25 gallons.

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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