# Accident 20160208001919A: Beech B36TC, Santa Barbara, CA, February 8, 2016 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 8, 2016, 17:41 local time - Place: Santa Barbara, CA - Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.4211° N, 119.8425° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4211&lon=-119.8425&mi=10 - Aircraft: N113TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N113TM-2018-04-19) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech B36TC (registry code 1151609, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b36tc) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH B36TC - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport - Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA066) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160208001919A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 WPR16LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA066), Feb 9, 2016: Beech B36TC (N113TM), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climbout for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination and testing of the engine did not reveal any mechanical anomalies that… ## Other reports on N113TM (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19891007054609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891007054609I), Oct 7, 1989: Beech B36TC (N113TM), Burbank, CA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout. Handle in up position and gear motor circuit breaker popped. Pilot stated had safe light 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.