Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Malcolm Mckinnon Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Brunswick, Georgia 31520
Friday, February 9, 2007 14:40 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
According to the pilot, he departed Fort Pierce, en route to the Wilmington International Airport in Wilmington, North Carolina. While cruising at 7,000 feet, the engine "coughed" and went to idle. The pilot declared and emergency with Air Traffic Control and was cleared to Saint Simons Island airport. The pilot glided the airplane as far as it would go, but could not make it to the airport and ditched the airplane in the water. Examination found the engine with minor damage. The oil filter and oil was replaced in preparation to run the engine. Examination of the left and right magneto's found that they would not produce spark when rotated. Internal examination of both magneto's found salt water corrosion. The magneto's were replaced and the engine was run. The engine produced nearly full power with slightly bent propeller blades. The pilot stated that after the engine failed he switched fuel tank selector positions but did not activate the electric fuel pump. Although the cause for the loss of engine power remains undetermined, it is likely that had the pilot followed the emergency procedures stated in the Pilot Operating Handbook and after switching fuel tanks activated the auxiliary fuel pump, the engine would have restarted.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The pilot's failure to activate the electric fuel pump following a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 2/9/2007 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1440 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | Brunswick |
| Event State | GEORGIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 31520 |
| Event Date Year | 2007 |
| Event Date Month | 2 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 310904N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0812317W |
| Event Location Airport | Malcolm McKinnon |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | KSSI |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 2 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 19 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1440 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 350 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | SAV |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 50 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 30 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 8000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 4700 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 16 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 1 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 270 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 6 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.03 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 23298 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Com Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | Feb 9 2007 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 31 2008 11:52AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\johb |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Atlanta FSDO |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N315P |
| NTSB Number | ATL07LA041 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Beech |
| Aircraft Model | A36 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | E-3434 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3663 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 6 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Feb 1 2006 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 184 |
| Airframe Hours | 436 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Skytracker Aviation II Inc |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 11253 James St |
| Aircraft Owner City | Holland |
| Aircraft Owner State | MI |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 49434 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | James H. Stroop |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 1678 Waukazoo Dr. |
| Operator City | Holland |
| Operator State | MI |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 49424 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | FPR |
| Departure City | Fort Pierce |
| Departure State | FL |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1300 |
| Departure Time Zone | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | SSI |
| Destination City | Brunswick |
| Destination State | GA |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Cruise - normal |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 19 2008 1:06PM |
| User who most recently changed record | KENJ |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | NA |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |