ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172699
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| Date: | Sunday 4 January 2015 |
| Time: | 16:03 |
| Type: |  Raytheon (Beech) A36 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N349EA |
| MSN: | E-3549 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1188 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-B89B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SE of Delaware County Regional Airport (KMIE), Muncie, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Carmi, IL (CUL) |
| Muncie, IN (MIE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during cruise flight, the air traffic controller instructed him to descend from 9,000 to 4,000 ft. While performing the descent checklist, the pilot switched fuel tanks, and the engine subsequently lost power. The pilot further reported that he was certain that the engine restarted and that the event put him “behind the airplane in performing…cockpit duties." The next thing the pilot remembered was the controller informing him that he was flying in circles and losing altitude. The pilot thought the airplane was in a spin and tried to regain control. After the airplane broke out of the clouds into poor visibility and snow, the pilot chose to land in a cornfield. During the landing, the airplane impacted trees and terrain. A witness reported observing the airplane at a low altitude traveling at a high rate of speed, then it pitched up to almost vertical flight, descended, and impacted terrain. No preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were noted with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control while troubleshooting an engine issue in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in impact with trees and terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N349EA
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=349EA
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N349EA
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=349EA
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2015 09:38 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Jan-2015 10:24 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 05-Jan-2015 10:25 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 09-Jan-2015 00:48 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Nov-2017 08:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2017 11:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source] |
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