# Incident 20221029021669I: Beech A36, Orcutt, CA, October 29, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2022, 16:00 local time
- Place: Orcutt, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8692° N, 120.4217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orcutt, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8692&lon=-120.4217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,435 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221029021669I

## Narrative

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

DURING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL CRUISE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. PILOT ATTEMTED TO MAKE IT TO THE SANTA MARIA AIRPORT BUT DETERMINED THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE IT, HE PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A PUBLIC ROADWAY.

## Other reports on N36PC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800621056009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800621056009I), Jun 21, 1980: Beech A36 (N36PC), Bend, OR, Minor damage. Pilot retracted gear instead of flaps on rollout.

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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