ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280964
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| Date: | Saturday 30 July 2022 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft G36 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Saltybo LLC |
| Registration: | N887MJ |
| MSN: | E-4086 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 419 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport (3J1), Ridgeland, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Meyers, FL (FL59) |
| Ridgeland, SC (3JI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he departed in his single-engine airplane on a cross-country flight with 62 gallons of fuel when he sustained a loss of engine power about 2 hours and 20 minutes into the flight. The pilot made a forced landing and the airplane impacted trees, which resulted in damage to the fuselage, both wings, and the tail section. Examination of the airplane revealed about 8 gallons of fuel in the left-wing tank. The right-wing tank was breached and no fuel was recovered. The fuel selector valve was set to the right tank and some fuel was found in the valve. No preimpact mechanical malfunctions or deficiencies with the airplane or engine were identified that would have contributed to a loss of engine power. As such, it could not be determined why the engine to lose power.
The airplane was equipped with an integrated avionics system that recorded the airplane's flight and engine data. Data downloaded from the unit confirmed the loss of engine power described by the pilot. The data indicated the airplane consumed a total of 14 gallons of fuel for the 2 hour and 26-minute flight, with a fuel consumption rate of 5.3 gph. However, the actual average fuel consumption rate for the engine was about 15 gph, so the indicated consumption rate portrayed by the data for the accident flight was likely incorrect. This erroneous indication may have been due to the pilot not entering the quantity of “fuel remaining' into the system before engine start and opting to use the calibrated fuel quantity gauges.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA346
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=887MJ
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N887MJ/history/20220730/1603Z/FL59/L%2032.53266%20-81.07613
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2022 01:11 | Geno | Added |
| 31-Jul-2022 07:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2022 08:37 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 31-Jul-2022 17:19 | AgOps | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2022 19:50 | Captain Adam | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 09-Aug-2022 18:56 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2024 09:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
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