ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269608
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| Date: | Monday 15 November 2021 |
| Time: | 07:45 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36TC Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1805D |
| MSN: | EA-233 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1700 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-UB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Copano Bay at Rockport, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Marcos Regional Airport, TX (KHYI) |
| Rockport, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot stated that, before departure for the 45-minute flight, the airplane contained 70 total gallons of fuel: 20 gallons in each wing tip tank and about 15 gallons in each main tank. Shortly after departure, the pilot switched the fuel selector from a main tank to the left tip tank. About 20 minutes into the flight, the pilot noticed “a trail of fuel being sucked out of both the left and right main [tank] gas caps.' The pilot decided to continue the flight because, at that time, the airplane was about halfway to the destination airport and the weather was favorable.
In preparation for the visual approach, the pilot switched the fuel selector to the left main fuel tank. When the airplane was at an altitude of 1,200 ft and was about 4 miles from the runway, the engine “sputtered a couple of times and quit completely.' The pilot switched to the right main fuel tank, which indicated 1/2 fuel and attempted an engine restart that was unsuccessful. The pilot switched back to the left main fuel tank, which also indicated 1/2 fuel. The pilot recognized that the airplane was not going to make it to the runway, so he ditched the airplane into the water about 1.5 miles short of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, both wings and ailerons.
Postaccident examination of the airframe revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The fuel selector was found in the left main fuel tank position. The engine and magnetos could not be functionally tested due to water immersion/damage. The engine
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA039
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N1805D/history/20211115/1230Z/KHYI/KRKP
Location
Media:
Safe and sound ⚓
— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) November 16, 2021
TODAY: #USNavy pilots from Training Squadron (VT) 28 & @USCG helicopter crew partnered w/civilian authorities to make a successful rescue of a civilian pilot who crash-landed in Copano Bay in Rockport, Tx. @flynavy @CNATRA
DETAILS: https://t.co/hZilfFoM5x pic.twitter.com/z8z5C3WMIT
Loss of engines leads to small plane crash in Rockport, Texas
— Crossroads Today (@CrossroadsToday) November 17, 2021
Photos contributed by Dennis Kot https://t.co/LZ8ZWwp7i4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2021 23:59 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Nov-2021 06:51 | pilot815 | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 16-Nov-2021 06:53 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Embed code] |
| 17-Nov-2021 00:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 17-Nov-2021 20:11 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Damage] |
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