ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285290
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| Date: | Friday 9 February 2007 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N315P |
| MSN: | E-3434 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 436 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brunswick, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Pierce-Saint Lucie County Airport, FL (FPR/KFPR) |
| Brunswick-Malcolm McKinnon Airport, GA (SSI/KSSI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he departed Fort Pierce, en route to the Wilmington International Airport in Wilmington, North Carolina. While cruising at 7,000 feet, the engine "coughed" and went to idle. The pilot declared and emergency with Air Traffic Control and was cleared to Saint Simons Island airport. The pilot glided the airplane as far as it would go, but could not make it to the airport and ditched the airplane in the water. Examination found the engine with minor damage. The oil filter and oil was replaced in preparation to run the engine. Examination of the left and right magneto's found that they would not produce spark when rotated. Internal examination of both magneto's found salt water corrosion. The magneto's were replaced and the engine was run. The engine produced nearly full power with slightly bent propeller blades. The pilot stated that after the engine failed he switched fuel tank selector positions but did not activate the electric fuel pump. Although the cause for the loss of engine power remains undetermined, it is likely that had the pilot followed the emergency procedures stated in the Pilot Operating Handbook and after switching fuel tanks activated the auxiliary fuel pump, the engine would have restarted.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to activate the electric fuel pump following a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL07LA041
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2022 07:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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