- Date
- October 3, 1982, 10:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Ana, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N66909Beech A36TC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821003050369A
- Case key
- 72527
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Analysis
The pilot reported that the engine lost power after he had raised the gear during takeoff. He lowered the nose to avoid a stall and landed gear-up at and off the end of the runway. Reportedly, tower personnel observed black smoke trailing from the bottom of the engine cowling. The front seat passenger, a rated pilot, reported that the fuel pressure needle was pegged to the high limit. The pilot reported that the fuel flow needle had gone from the 6 o'clock position (36 gph) to about the 10 to 11 o'clock position. There was a history of fuel pressure discrepancies. Three fuel pump replacements were documented in the aircraft logbooks. A check of the fuel pump revealed discrepancies in the fuel pressure and fuel flow, but these involved low output rather than high output.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66909
- Reported as
- Beech A36TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- EA-49
- Airframe hours
- 503
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-UB, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Crown Development Company
- Registered owner
- Crown Development Company
- Departed
- SNA · Santa Ana, CA
- Destination
- OXR · Oxnard, CA
- Airport
- SNA · John Wayne, runway 19, 5,700 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,914 total · 958 in this make and model · 2,584 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 165 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SNA
FAA reports on this event · 1
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