What happened
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Reviewed by flm njs on 11/02/2020.
On Thursday, April 16, 2020, at approximately 1127 EDT, a Beechcraft BE-36A aircraft, registration n-number N66FN, was involved in an accident when it crashed into a guard rail on interstate-75 north at the corner I-75N and Ohio 126 west in Cincinnati, Ohio, 5 nautical miles north west of the destination airport (kluk). The aircraft departed the indianapolis metropolitan airport (kump) at approximately 1100 EDT. An engine failure resulted in an off airport forced landing.
The commercial pilot stated that he had set a timer to change the fuel tank selection every 15 minutes in flight. He stated that the flight began on the left tank and the fuel was switched after 15 minutes to the right. The fuel was found to be in the shut off position. Upon arrival at the scene, the pilot stated that it was on the right prior to being shut off, and that the fuel was shut off over concerns of a fuel leak. Adequate fuel was found in both wing tanks for the flight to have continued. The aircraft came to rest on interstate I-75N. The aircraft is considered substantially damaged.
FAA airworthiness inspectors assisted by local aircraft mechanics inspected the accident aircraft?s engine, engine components, propeller and assembly, and the fuel system post-accident. There was continuity of engine controls and fuel controls, the spark plugs and fuel nozzles were removed and inspected, and the cylinders were scoped. A thumb compression check was accomplished on each cylinder. During the post-accident investigation of the aircraft, a fuel inlet fitting and fuel return line were found to be loose.
The Cincinnati municipal airport lunken field (kluk), weather observation reported the weather at 1053 EDT to be 10 statute miles of visibility, clear skies, temperature of 7 degrees celsius, and winds out of the northwest at 7 knots.
As the FAA filed it
REVIEWED BY FLM NJS ON 11/02/2020.
ON THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1127 EDT, A BEECHCRAFT BE-36A AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION N-NUMBER N66FN, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL ON INTERSTATE-75 NORTH AT THE CORNER I-75N AND OHIO 126 WEST IN CINCINNATI, OHIO, 5 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH WEST OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT (KLUK). THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (KUMP) AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 EDT. AN ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING.
THE COMMERCIAL PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD SET A TIMER TO CHANGE THE FUEL TANK SELECTION EVERY 15 MINUTES IN FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT THE FLIGHT BEGAN ON THE LEFT TANK AND THE FUEL WAS SWITCHED AFTER 15 MINUTES TO THE RIGHT. THE FUEL WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE SHUT OFF POSITION. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE, THE PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS ON THE RIGHT PRIOR TO BEING SHUT OFF, AND THAT THE FUEL WAS SHUT OFF OVER CONCERNS OF A FUEL LEAK. ADEQUATE FUEL WAS FOUND IN BOTH WING TANKS FOR THE FLIGHT TO HAVE CONTINUED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON INTERSTATE I-75N. THE AIRCRAFT IS CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS ASSISTED BY LOCAL AIRCRAFT MECHANICS INSPECTED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT?S ENGINE, ENGINE COMPONENTS, PROPELLER AND ASSEMBLY, AND THE FUEL SYSTEM POST-ACCIDENT. THERE WAS CONTINUITY OF ENGINE CONTROLS AND FUEL CONTROLS, THE SPARK PLUGS AND FUEL NOZZLES WERE REMOVED AND INSPECTED, AND THE CYLINDERS WERE SCOPED. A THUMB COMPRESSION CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON EACH CYLINDER. DURING THE POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, A FUEL INLET FITTING AND FUEL RETURN LINE WERE FOUND TO BE LOOSE.
THE CINCINNATI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT LUNKEN FIELD (KLUK), WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORTED THE WEATHER AT 1053 EDT TO BE 10 STATUTE MILES OF VISIBILITY, CLEAR SKIES, TEMPERATURE OF 7 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 7 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.