What happened
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On 02/08/2016, at approximately 1741 PST, Beechcraft bonanza, BE-36-B36TC, departed Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (ksba), Santa Barbara, CA. On departure climb-out from runway 25, ksba air traffic control tower requested a 20 degree right-offset for departing jet traffic. The pilot stated that he tookoff with the left main fuel tank selected, and was climbing through 300 feet when the engine stopped. An immediate left turn was initiated in an effort to return to the airport. Pilot indicated that he switched to the right fuel tank, and turned on the boost pump, during the turn back to the runway, the pilot felt buffeting of a wing stall. He then leveled the wings. An attempt to increase the glide by extending the wing flaps was further made by the pilot. N113TM landed south of the runway, in a marsh area, about on thousand feet east of the departure end of runway 25.
On the morning of 02/09/2016, FAA vny FSDO accident team numbers inspector motter (airworthiness) and inspector sibley (operations) were dispatched to the accident site. Upon initial inspection of N113TM, the following was noted: N113TM was facing north, in a nose-down, right wing down attitude. There was no smell of fuel at the site, indicating the wings and fuel system were still intact. Upon inspecton of the cockpit, the fuel selector was found in the right-tank position, and the boost pump was off.
The right-wing main fuel tank cap was removed, and a visual inspection was performed. No fuel was noted in the low point of the wing tank. With NTSB authorization, the fuel line between the fuel flow transmitter and the fuel divider was removed; no fuel was noted in the line, indicating fuel starvation. NTSB (not on site) requested the aircraft be repositioned to the aircraft owner's hangar.
On 02/10/2016, ASI motter and ASI martin met with the fire department and airport operations at the aircraft pilot ^/owner's^ hangar. After raising N113TM off of the floor, and leveling the airframe, usable fuel was drained from the right and left main fuel tanks, through the fuel system low-point drain. This drain point ensured only system usable fuel would be collected, thus establishing the usable amount in each tank at the time of the accident.
The right fuel tank contained twentyfour gallons; the left fuel tank, which was originally selected for takeoff, contained ten gallons of usable fuel. The fuel selector has a placard stating not to initiate take off with less than 13 gallons in each main tank or with the fuel indicator needle in the yellow arc.
As the FAA filed it
ON 02/08/2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1741 PST, BEECHCRAFT BONANZA, BE-36-B36TC, DEPARTED SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KSBA), SANTA BARBARA, CA. ON DEPARTURE CLIMB-OUT FROM RUNWAY 25, KSBA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER REQUESTED A 20 DEGREE RIGHT-OFFSET FOR DEPARTING JET TRAFFIC. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOOKOFF WITH THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK SELECTED, AND WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 300 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN WAS INITIATED IN AN EFFORT TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. PILOT INDICATED THAT HE SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK, AND TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP, DURING THE TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT FELT BUFFETING OF A WING STALL. HE THEN LEVELED THE WINGS. AN ATTEMPT TO INCREASE THE GLIDE BY EXTENDING THE WING FLAPS WAS FURTHER MADE BY THE PILOT. N113TM LANDED SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY, IN A MARSH AREA, ABOUT ON THOUSAND FEET EAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 25.
ON THE MORNING OF 02/09/2016, FAA VNY FSDO ACCIDENT TEAM NUMBERS INSPECTOR MOTTER (AIRWORTHINESS) AND INSPECTOR SIBLEY (OPERATIONS) WERE DISPATCHED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION OF N113TM, THE FOLLOWING WAS NOTED: N113TM WAS FACING NORTH, IN A NOSE-DOWN, RIGHT WING DOWN ATTITUDE. THERE WAS NO SMELL OF FUEL AT THE SITE, INDICATING THE WINGS AND FUEL SYSTEM WERE STILL INTACT. UPON INSPECTON OF THE COCKPIT, THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT-TANK POSITION, AND THE BOOST PUMP WAS OFF.
THE RIGHT-WING MAIN FUEL TANK CAP WAS REMOVED, AND A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. NO FUEL WAS NOTED IN THE LOW POINT OF THE WING TANK. WITH NTSB AUTHORIZATION, THE FUEL LINE BETWEEN THE FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER AND THE FUEL DIVIDER WAS REMOVED; NO FUEL WAS NOTED IN THE LINE, INDICATING FUEL STARVATION. NTSB (NOT ON SITE) REQUESTED THE AIRCRAFT BE REPOSITIONED TO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER'S HANGAR.
ON 02/10/2016, ASI MOTTER AND ASI MARTIN MET WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AIRPORT OPERATIONS AT THE AIRCRAFT PILOT ^/OWNER'S^ HANGAR. AFTER RAISING N113TM OFF OF THE FLOOR, AND LEVELING THE AIRFRAME, USABLE FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE RIGHT AND LEFT MAIN FUEL TANKS, THROUGH THE FUEL SYSTEM LOW-POINT DRAIN. THIS DRAIN POINT ENSURED ONLY SYSTEM USABLE FUEL WOULD BE COLLECTED, THUS ESTABLISHING THE USABLE AMOUNT IN EACH TANK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
THE RIGHT FUEL TANK CONTAINED TWENTYFOUR GALLONS; THE LEFT FUEL TANK, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY SELECTED FOR TAKEOFF, CONTAINED TEN GALLONS OF USABLE FUEL. THE FUEL SELECTOR HAS A PLACARD STATING NOT TO INITIATE TAKE OFF WITH LESS THAN 13 GALLONS IN EACH MAIN TANK OR WITH THE FUEL INDICATOR NEEDLE IN THE YELLOW ARC.
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