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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D95A · Shreveport, LA · May 13, 1995

Date: May 13, 1995 · 14:50 local
Place: Shreveport, LA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7983M
Reported as: Beech D95A
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360B1B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,943 total293 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N7983MRegistered now · Beech D95AS/N TD-671 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBeech D95A Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on may 13,1995, the aircraft experienced a failure of the right propeller to properly unfeather; therefore, preventing the engine from restarting following a practice inflight shutdown. The aircraft would not maintain altitude on the left engine. A successful landing was accomplished in an open field. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The pilot and his two passengers were not injured. The flight originated at downtown airport, Shreveport, Louisiana, on may 13, 1995. Inspection revealed that the right propeller accumulator, part no. SP2890-1, would not maintain pressure over a period of time. After the accumulator was repaired, the right engine was successfully restarted multiple times.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 13,1995, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE RIGHT PROPELLER TO PROPERLY UNFEATHER; THEREFORE, PREVENTING THE ENGINE FROM RESTARTING FOLLOWING A PRACTICE INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE ON THE LEFT ENGINE. A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN AN OPEN FIELD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DOWNTOWN AIRPORT, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, ON MAY 13, 1995. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT PROPELLER ACCUMULATOR, PART NO. SP2890-1, WOULD NOT MAINTAIN PRESSURE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. AFTER THE ACCUMULATOR WAS REPAIRED, THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED MULTIPLE TIMES.