# Accident 20200928018799A: Beech A36, Largo Vista, TX, September 28, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2020, 13:50 local time
- Place: Largo Vista, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4761° N, 97.9554° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4761&lon=-97.9554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104RK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104RK-2021-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-BB (registry code 17231, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-bb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 42 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA421) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200928018799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## 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 CEN20LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA421), Sep 28, 2020: Beech A36 (N104RK), Lago Vista, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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.

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