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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Saint George, KS · August 29, 2018

Date: August 29, 2018 · 08:40 local
Place: Saint George, KS
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N348T
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-520-BA
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 680 total240 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N348TRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-908 · 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.

Beech A36, N348T departed crete, NE (kcek) on 08/29/2018 at 0800. IFR flight to emporia, KS (kemp). Enroute, pilot switched fuel tank selection from right tank to left tank. Halfway through the selector cycle, the roll pin p.n. MS171494 holding the red fuel tank selection lever broke resulting in no fuel being available from either tank. Engine lost power and pilot was forced to make an emergency landing 13 nautical miles NE of manhattan, KS.

As the FAA filed it

BEECH A36, N348T DEPARTED CRETE, NE (KCEK) ON 08/29/2018 AT 0800. IFR FLIGHT TO EMPORIA, KS (KEMP). ENROUTE, PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANK SELECTION FROM RIGHT TANK TO LEFT TANK. HALFWAY THROUGH THE SELECTOR CYCLE, THE ROLL PIN P.N. MS171494 HOLDING THE RED FUEL TANK SELECTION LEVER BROKE RESULTING IN NO FUEL BEING AVAILABLE FROM EITHER TANK. ENGINE LOST POWER AND PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING 13 NAUTICAL MILES NE OF MANHATTAN, KS.