19950110001629I

Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 58TC · Muscle Shoals, AL · January 10, 1995

Date: January 10, 1995 · 07:30 local
Place: Muscle Shoals, AL
Airport: Muscle Shoals Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N1803Z
Reported as: Beech 58TC
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520WB
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 940 total140 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: at cruise felt sudden jolt at that point I scanned engine instruments. No indication of any problem, but I felt the left engine sagging on power. Then smoke started coming from cowling. Called mem ctr. And requested nearest airport. Landed at MSL without incident. As stated by pilot: findings: rocker box #2 cyl broken. Note: after smoke started coming from cowling engine started losing oil pressure /RPM.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AT CRUISE FELT SUDDEN JOLT AT THAT POINT I SCANNED ENGINE INSTRUMENTS. NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM, BUT I FELT THE LEFT ENGINE SAGGING ON POWER. THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM COWLING. CALLED MEM CTR. AND REQUESTED NEAREST AIRPORT. LANDED AT MSL WITHOUT INCIDENT. AS STATED BY PILOT: FINDINGS: ROCKER BOX #2 CYL BROKEN. NOTE: AFTER SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM COWLING ENGINE STARTED LOSING OIL PRESSURE /RPM.