ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285891
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 July 2008 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 |
| Owner/operator: | E.b.e, Inc. |
| Registration: | N6051M |
| MSN: | E-1492 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1871 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental IO-520-BB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dwight, Illinois -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Detroit-Coleman A. Young International Airport, MI (DET/KDET) |
| Pontiac Municipal Airport, IL (KPNT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During initial descent the pilot selected the right fuel tank for the practice instrument approach procedure. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The pilot performed a procedure turn to align with the instrument approach. The engine lost power while turning inbound onto the final approach course. The airplane was at 2,300 feet mean sea level (~1,600 feet above ground level) when the engine lost power. The pilot switched back to the left fuel tank but the engine did not respond. The pilot performed a forced landing onto Interstate Highway 55. During the landing rollout the right wing impacted a mile-marker signpost. A post-accident investigation showed that the left and right fuel tanks were approximately 1/8 and 1/2 full, respectively. No anomalies were encountered during a post accident engine test run. The engine started without hesitation and responded to throttle inputs. The engine ran without difficulty on each fuel tank for a period of 4 minutes, on each magneto individually, and with the electric fuel pump turned off.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the highway signpost that the airplane impacted during the landing rollout.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI08CA175
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2022 16:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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