CONROE, TX, USA
N6564D
BEECH A36
ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN OFF-ARPT EMERGENCY LANDING FOLLOWING AN ENG FAILURE. DURING LANDING ROLL ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ABOUT 13 GALLONS OF FUEL IN RIGHT FUEL TANK AND NONE IN THE LEFT TANK. DURING BASE LEG, WHILE FLYING ON THE RIGHT TANK, THE PLT HAD TO ENTER AN ABRUPT MANEUVER, WHEN HE SPOTTED ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL. DURING THE MANEUVER THE ENGINE QUIT, AND IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE RIGHT TANK MAY HAVE UNPORTED DURING THE TURN, INTERRUPTING THE FUEL FLOW TO THE ENG. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM OF THE POWERPLANT DURING SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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