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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Largo Vista, TX · September 28, 2020

Date: September 28, 2020 · 13:50 local
Place: Largo Vista, TX
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N104RK
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN20LA421
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-550-B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 3
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 190 total42 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N104RKRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2021 · Beech A36S/N E-1450 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520-BBReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft descended to pattern and entered a 45 degree to long final for 33. Pilot decided approach was not stable enough with gusts, crosswind, and up/downdrafts before he crossed the numbers, and executed an immediate go-around, leaving flaps and gear down. During descent, after turning left base for 33, pilot felt the engine idle down with no warning. Secured for an emergency landing, pilot attempted restart sequence by switching tanks by feel, verifying mixture in, and exercising left/right/both magneto while prop was windmilling. Pilot last knowledge of hearing the stall alarm.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO PATTERN AND ENTERED A 45 DEGREE TO LONG FINAL FOR 33. PILOT DECIDED APPROACH WAS NOT STABLE ENOUGH WITH GUSTS, CROSSWIND, AND UP/DOWNDRAFTS BEFORE HE CROSSED THE NUMBERS, AND EXECUTED AN IMMEDIATE GO-AROUND, LEAVING FLAPS AND GEAR DOWN. DURING DESCENT, AFTER TURNING LEFT BASE FOR 33, PILOT FELT THE ENGINE IDLE DOWN WITH NO WARNING. SECURED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING, PILOT ATTEMPTED RESTART SEQUENCE BY SWITCHING TANKS BY FEEL, VERIFYING MIXTURE IN, AND EXERCISING LEFT/RIGHT/BOTH MAGNETO WHILE PROP WAS WINDMILLING. PILOT LAST KNOWLEDGE OF HEARING THE STALL ALARM.

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 CEN20LA421Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLago Vista, TXThe pilot’s mismanagement of the fuel system which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack…Sep 28, 2020 · Substantial damage