- Date
- August 28, 1985, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Conroe, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6564DBeech A36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850828076429A
- Case key
- 21839
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Analysis
Acft was substantially damaged during an off-arpt emergency landing following an eng failure. During landing roll acft collided with a fence and the gear collapsed. Investigation revealed about 13 gallons of fuel in right fuel tank and none in the left tank. During base leg, while flying on the right tank, the plt had to enter an abrupt maneuver, when he spotted another acft on final. During the maneuver the engine quit, and it is suspected that the right tank may have unported during the turn, interrupting the fuel flow to the eng. No discrepancies were noted with the fuel system of the powerplant during subsequent investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6564D
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-2048
- Airframe hours
- 377
- Engine
- Continental IO 520 BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Commercial Credit Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1985
- Departed
- DFW · D/Fw Airport, TX
- Destination
- CXO · Conroe, TX
- Airport
- CXO · Montgomery County, runway 14, 5,400 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,234 total · 89 in this make and model · 2,127 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAH, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.