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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Mcalister, OK · September 15, 2017

Date: September 15, 2017 · 16:15 local
Place: Mcalister, OK
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N18403
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17LA357
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,064 total72 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

N18403Registered now · Beech A36S/N E-1120 · Built 1977 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.

Pilot was inbound for runway 20 at mcl and had desended to FL1400 AGL when he experienced a loss of power. Pilot then attempted to land on runway 2. About 200 yards short of runway 2 the pilot landed in a hay field. The landing gear colapsed on landing roll and substantially damaged the aircraft. There was no fuel noted in the left wing but the fuel tank was breached and the right tank had visable fuel.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS INBOUND FOR RUNWAY 20 AT MCL AND HAD DESENDED TO FL1400 AGL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 2. ABOUT 200 YARDS SHORT OF RUNWAY 2 THE PILOT LANDED IN A HAY FIELD. THE LANDING GEAR COLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO FUEL NOTED IN THE LEFT WING BUT THE FUEL TANK WAS BREACHED AND THE RIGHT TANK HAD VISABLE FUEL.

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 CEN17LA357Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcAlester, OKA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.Sep 15, 2017 · Substantial damage