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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Austin, TX · August 4, 2015

Date: August 4, 2015 · 12:05 local
Place: Austin, TX
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N17544
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA336
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,460 total2,000 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N17544Registration cancelled Mar 13, 2018 · Beech A36S/N E-977 · Built 1976 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Shortly after takeoff, noticed fuel flow was slightly lower than normal. Switched on boost pump, verified good fuel flow (this was normal for this a/c), engine lost power suddenly and smoothly. Turned off boost pump in case flooding, this made no difference, stopped trouble shooting, found field. Engine failure occurred approx. 400 AGL, landed in field, hit fence on roll out.

Aircraft was equipped with tornado alley turbo kit.

As the FAA filed it

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, NOTICED FUEL FLOW WAS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN NORMAL. SWITCHED ON BOOST PUMP, VERIFIED GOOD FUEL FLOW (THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS A/C), ENGINE LOST POWER SUDDENLY AND SMOOTHLY. TURNED OFF BOOST PUMP IN CASE FLOODING, THIS MADE NO DIFFERENCE, STOPPED TROUBLE SHOOTING, FOUND FIELD. ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROX. 400 AGL, LANDED IN FIELD, HIT FENCE ON ROLL OUT.

AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH TORNADO ALLEY TURBO KIT.

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 CEN15LA336Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAustin, TXA total loss of engine power due to an excessively rich fuel mixture as a result of the improper adjustment of the fuel pump aneroid.Aug 4, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N17544 · 1

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

Incident 19940313015909IClimb · Truckee, CANarrative: pilot received IFR clearance for N17544 from oakland center to climb and maintain 12,000 feet. Immediately after pilot of N17544 read back clearance another aircraft, call sign RYE44, reported climbing to 11,000 and oakland center cleared RYE44 to…Mar 13, 1994