# Incident 19950513016949I: Beech D95A, Shreveport, LA, May 13, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1995, 14:50 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7983M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7983M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D95A (registry code 1153408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,943 total, 293 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950513016949I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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