Beechcraft A36 N888TT
27 March 2013 · Fort Stockton, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 March 2013 at about 00:00 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N888TT, operated by I.B. Development, LLC, was involved in an accident near Fort Stockton, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Stockton, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fort Stockton-Pecos County (KFST)
- Coordinates
- 30.9156, -102.9161
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A36
- Registration
- N888TT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- I.B. Development, LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Monahans → Fort Stockton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CEN13CA207
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The student pilot inadvertently switching the fuel selector to the OFF position and the flight instructor's failure to monitor the student pilot's actions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was instructed to move the fuel selector from the right tank to the left tank. When the airplane was on the downwind leg for landing, the instructor told the pilot to reduce power and perform a simulated forced landing. Because the airplane was far from the runway and 200 feet above the ground, the instructor told the pilot to go around. The student advanced the throttle, but the engine did not respond. The instructor took control of the airplane, turned 40 degrees to the right, lowered the landing gear, and made an off-airport landing on a rough dirt field. The left wing struck a large bush and was substantially damaged, and the airplane spun around 90 degrees to the left and slid sideways for about 65 feet. After evacuating the airplane, the instructor returned to turn off the electronics and noticed that the fuel selector was in the OFF position.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2013 | Beechcraft A36 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | Lake Clark Air, INC | No injuries | - |
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| 18 Aug 2013 | Beechcraft A36-TC | Ami, Japan | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 2013 | Beechcraft A36 | Wellington, Florida, United States | Fourstars Aviation | No injuries | - |
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