# Accident 20150725018359A: Beech A36, Wappingers Fall, NY, July 25, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2015, 10:30 local time
- Place: Wappingers Fall, NY
- Airport: Dutchess County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6267° N, 73.8842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6267&lon=-73.8842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6677D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6677D-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,954 total, 6,311 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150725018359A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 24 AT DUTCHESS COUNTY AIRPORT, THIS AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN OFF FIELD, GEAR UP LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF POWER RESULTING IN SUBSTATIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE NOTICED A VIBRATION AND HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE ON TAKEOFF. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE TAPPED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE ROTATION BUT THE VIBRATION CONTINUED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT SO HE WAS FORCED TO MAKE THE OFF FIELD LANDING.

THE NTSB HAS  ARRANGED FOR THE  ENGINE TO  BE EVALUATED BY THE  MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED WHEN MORE DETAILS ARE AVAILABE.

AMENDED 11/19/2015 - THE NTSB HAS  ARRANGED FOR THE  ENGINE TO  BE EVALUATED BY THE  MANUFACTURER. RECEIVED ENGINE TEST RUN REPORT/ INSPECTOR STATEMENT FOR THIS AIRCRAFT ON 11/17/2015.  ACCORDING TO THE REPORT CAUSAL FACTOR/OBSERVATIONS, THE ENGINE TEST RUN WAS PERFORMED THROUGHOUT SPECIFIED MANUFACTURES POWER RANGES AND OPERATED NORMALLY. AT HIGH  RPM FUEL FLOW WAS HIGHER THAN MANUFACTURES SPECIFICATIONS; NO ADJUSTMENTS TO FUEL SYSTEMS WERE MADE DURING THE TEST. REASON FOR POWER LOSS REMAINS UNKNOWN.

## 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 ERA15LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA286), Jul 25, 2015: Beech A36 (N6677D), Poughkeepsie, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A leaking fuel discharge fitting, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and an off-airport, gear-up landing.

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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