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January 25, 1992 · Beech A36 · N88ES

Albuquerque, NM

Overview

Report Status
Probable Cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
January 25, 1992
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 minor injury), 3 uninjured
Location
Albuquerque, NM
Aircraft
Beech A36
Tail Number
N88ES
Operator
Loren Kula Et Al
Injuries
Minor
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
FTW92LA060

The airplane was damaged when it collided with rough, soft terrain and the gear collapsed during a forced landing on a dirt road. The forced landing was executed following a power loss due to fuel exhaustion while the airplane was descending to land at its destination. No fuel was found in the system following the accident and no fuel stains were found on the airplane. The PIC stated that the estimated time en route had extended from two hours and forty-five minutes to three hours and thirty-six minutes, but that the fuel gauges read empty and one quarter full when he arrived in the area of his destination. The pilot stated that he thought that he had a hanging main gear door and it created a low pressure area near the fuel tank vents which pressurized the fuel tanks and caused siphoning. The fuel consumption rate for the outbound flight had been 12.3 GPH and the return flight fuel consumption was 15.8 GPH at, according to the pilot, the same power settings.

NTSB Probable Cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE FUEL CONSUMPTION RATE OF THE AIRPLANE WHEN HE PERCEIVED THAT IT MIGHT BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF FUEL EXHAUSTION, AGGRAVATED BY POSSIBLE FUEL SIPHONING FROM THE TANKS.

Full Narrative

THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH ROUGH, SOFT TERRAIN AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING A FORCED LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. THE FORCED LANDING WAS EXECUTED FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS DESCENDING TO LAND AT ITS DESTINATION. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE SYSTEM FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT AND NO FUEL STAINS WERE FOUND ON THE AIRPLANE. THE PIC STATED THAT THE ESTIMATED TIME EN ROUTE HAD EXTENDED FROM TWO HOURS AND FORTY FIVE MINUTES TO THREE HOURS AND THIRTY SIX MINTES, BUT THAT THE FUEL GAUGES READ EMPTY AND ONE QUARTER FULL WHEN HE ARRIVED IN THE AREA OF HIS DESTINATION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD A HANGING MAIN GEAR DOOR AND IT CREATED A LOW PRESSURE AREA NEAR THE FUEL TANK VENTS WHICH PRESSURIZED THE FUEL TANKS AND CAUSED SIPHONING. THE FUEL CONSUMPTION RATE FOR THE OUTBOUND FLIGHT HAD BEEN 12.3 GPH AND THE RETURN FLIGHT FUEL CONSUMPTION WAS 15.8 GPH AT, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE SAME POWER SETTINGS.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time13:25 MST
Nearest Airport0nm N
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledVFR
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftBeech A36
Tail NumberN88ES
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorLoren Kula Et Al
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · IO-520-BB12 · Reciprocating · 285
Seats6

People & Injuries

Injury Summary1 injury (1 minor injury), 3 uninjured
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor1
Uninjured3
Total4
Crew 1Age 59 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind90° @ 15 kt
Visibility60 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point32 C / 18 C
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time20:28
Weather SourceWFAC

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