- Date
- May 10, 1985, 12:32 local (19:32 UTC)
- Place
- Hayward, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2022BBeech A-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850510016459A
- Case key
- 24507
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the ATCT tapes, 3 mins elapsed between the time the acft called for taxi from parking to ready for takeoff at the active rwy. Just after liftoff the acft experienced a 'missing' & 'backfiring' engine as reported by witnesses. Plt radioed the tower that he was having problems, was returning to the arpt & 'might have to make a 180.' At about 200 ft AGL on a close crosswind leg, witnesses saw the acft make a tight steeply banked rt turn to line up with a taxiway just prior to the acft abruptly pitching down, rolling rt & impacting on golf course fairway. Examination of the engine revealed that the engine driven fuel pump did not work when installed in a test stand. Both rust & corrosion deposits were found in the pump & fuel metering units. The acft had accumulated 909 hrs in 10 yrs time without an engine or component overhaul.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2022B
- Reported as
- Beech A-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-733
- Airframe hours
- 909
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bianchi And Sons Packing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 29, 1984 · 124 hours before
- Departed
- HWD
- Destination
- MCE · Merced, CA
- Airport
- HWD · Hayward Air Terminal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 5,493 total · 300 in this make and model · 2,590 as pilot in command · 74 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HWD
FAA reports on this event · 1
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