- Date
- October 20, 1984, 09:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- Commerce, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6316CBeech A-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841020057499A
- Case key
- 6691
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Analysis
After climbing to 8,000 ft the plt noticed fuel siphoning out of the left fuel tank cap. For the next hour & 20 min the flt operated on the left tank in an effort to use fuel from the left tank before it was siphoned out. Aprx 6 miles north of athens, GA, the eng lost power and the plt requested clearance from ARTCC for an emerg landing at athens. According to the plt, adjusting the mixture caused the eng to resume normal operation. ARTCC was advised and the plt continued en route. About 24 miles further north the eng again lost power. The intentional gear-up landing was made in an unimproved pasture. Examination of the wreckage revealed evidence of fuel leakage from the left cap. No fuel remained in the left tank. No mechanical malfunctions were found during a successful test run of the eng.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6316C
- Reported as
- Beech A-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-2023
- Airframe hours
- 992
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hangar One, Inc.
- Registered owner
- D & J Aero Rent Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 6, 1984 · 125 hours before
- Departed
- TPA · Tampa, FL
- Destination
- TYS · Knoxville, TN
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 807 total · 510 in this make and model · 612 as pilot in command · 105 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AHN, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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