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FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Brea, CA · September 8, 2014

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

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Date
September 8, 2014 · 12:45 local
Place
Brea, CA
Airport
Fullerton
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N361DM
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total2,000 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N361DMRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-670 · Built 1975Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N361DM landed off airport shortly after takeoff from Fullerton Airport. The NTSB had released the aircraft prior to the iic's arrival on scene. By telephone the pilot stated that the tanks were half full and the indicators showed half full indication. The pilot was not at the aircraft when the inspector arrived on scene. The on-scene inspector found the right wing fuel tank had fuel in it. The left wing fuel tank was empty. The aircraft's fuel selector was selected to the left tank.

As the FAA filed it

N361DM LANDED OFF AIRPORT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FULLERTON AIRPORT. THE NTSB HAD RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE IIC'S ARRIVAL ON SCENE. BY TELEPHONE THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TANKS WERE HALF FULL AND THE INDICATORS SHOWED HALF FULL INDICATION. THE PILOT WAS NOT AT THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE INSPECTOR ARRIVED ON SCENE. THE ON-SCENE INSPECTOR FOUND THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK HAD FUEL IN IT. THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL SELECTOR WAS SELECTED TO THE LEFT TANK.