# Accident 20211115019549A: Beech A36TC, Rockport, TX, November 15, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2021, 07:40 local time
- Place: Rockport, TX
- Airport: Aransas County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0808° N, 97.1220° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0808&lon=-97.1220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1805D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1805D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 350 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211115019549A

## Narrative

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

DURING PREFLIGHT PILOT VERIFIED FUEL QUANTITY VIA COCKPIT INSTRUMENTS ONLY AND DID NOT OPEN A WING TANK TO PHYSICALLY VERIFY FUEL QUANTITY. PILOT STATED FUEL QUANTITY ON THE LEFT WING TANK INDICATED BETWEEN 1/4 TO 1/2 ON THE FUEL GAUGE. PILOT STATED HE ESTIMATED THAT THE LEFT TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 15 GALLONS OF FUEL.  PILOT USED LEFT WING TANK FOR TAXI, TAKEOFF AND CLIMB TO CRUISING ALTITUDE OF 3500 FEET.  PILOT STATED HE SWITCHED TO THE LEFT WING TIP TANK AFTER REACHING CRUISING ALTITUDE. PILOT STATED HE OBSERVED FUEL STREAMING FROM THE FUEL CAP OF BOTH WING TANKS DURING THE FLIGHT.   PILOT SWITCHED FROM THE LEFT WING TIP TANK TO THE LEFT WING TANK APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING.  PILOT STATED AT THE FINAL APPROACH FIX TO RNAV 14 KRPK HE CONFIGURED THE AIRPLANE FOR LANDING AND LOWERED THE GEAR.  PILOT STATED THE ENGINE SPUTTERED A FEW TIMES AND QUIT SHORTLY AFTER LOWERING THE GEAR.  PILOT STATED HE SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT WING TANK IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE.  PILOT STATED HE DID NOT VERIFY FUEL FLOW OR ACTIVATE THE AUXILIARY FUEL BOOST PUMP AS RECOMMENDED IN THE AIRCRAFT'S PILOT OPERATOR HANDBOOK.  PILOT STATED WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART HE SWITCHED BACK TO THE LEFT WING TANK, RAISED THE LANDING AND DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE COPANO BAY APPROXIMATELY 2NM SHORT OF RWY 14.

## 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 CEN22LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA039), Nov 15, 2021: Beech A36TC (N1805D), Rockport, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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