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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Raytheon B36TC · Decatur, IL · August 6, 2014

Date: August 6, 2014 · 17:38 local
Place: Decatur, IL
Airport: Decatur Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1069T
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14LA408
Reported as: Raytheon B36TC
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 575 total230 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N1069TRegistration cancelled Dec 8, 2014 · Raytheon B36TCS/N EA-589 · Built 1996 Airframe modelRaytheon B36TC Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot stated that the aircraft engine quit while on base leg for approach to landing runway 36. Power was restored for a few seconds when fuel pump was turned on but the engine quit again. The pilot landed the aircraft in the edge of a corn field about 1950 feet short of runway 36 threshold on airport property. Aircraft came to rest outside corn field facing a southeasterly heading about 1750 feet short of the runway 36 threshold.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT WHILE ON BASE LEG FOR APPROACH TO LANDING RUNWAY 36. POWER WAS RESTORED FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN FUEL PUMP WAS TURNED ON BUT THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE EDGE OF A CORN FIELD ABOUT 1950 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 36 THRESHOLD ON AIRPORT PROPERTY. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OUTSIDE CORN FIELD FACING A SOUTHEASTERLY HEADING ABOUT 1750 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY 36 THRESHOLD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN14LA408Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDecatur, ILDebris in the fuel system, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent loss of engine power.Aug 6, 2014 · Substantial damage