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FAA incident report · Beech E-55 · Portland, OR · November 3, 1995

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Date
November 3, 1995 · 14:00 local
Place
Portland, OR
Airport
Portland International
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3109W
Reported as
Beech E55
Reported engine
Continental IO520CB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total350 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N3109WRegistered now · Beech E-55S/N TE-955 · Built 1973Airframe modelBeech E-55Engine modelContinental IO-520 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: statement sent from pilot: I was cleared for an immediate takeoff. I expedited my entry onto runway centerline, applied full power while holding the brakes. Upon brake release and a roll of less than 50 feet the left engine failed. I retarded the throttles and informed the tower of my situation. I slowly taxied the aircraft toward the taxiway but had difficulty due to asymmetrical thrust. The taxiway was on the right but I had lost the left engine. It was at this time that the tower had told an airliner to go around. While taxiing I gave the left engine a shot of high boost and engaged the starter. After about 5 blades the engine started and I taxied off. I then took the plane to a maintenance facility (flightcraft ) to have the engine checked out. The mechanic found nothing wrong so I resumed the flight without incident. I had sumped the fuel before and after the incident and nothing was found. A couple of weeks later it happened again. So I took it into my mechanic in hood river, Oregon. He found that a "b" nut that connects the fuel line at the firewall was loose and sucking air. Tightening the nut corrected the problem.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: STATEMENT SENT FROM PILOT: I WAS CLEARED FOR AN IMMEDIATE TAKEOFF. I EXPEDITED MY ENTRY ONTO RUNWAY CENTERLINE, APPLIED FULL POWER WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKES. UPON BRAKE RELEASE AND A ROLL OF LESS THAN 50 FEET THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED. I RETARDED THE THROTTLES AND INFORMED THE TOWER OF MY SITUATION. I SLOWLY TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE TAXIWAY BUT HAD DIFFICULTY DUE TO ASYMMETRICAL THRUST. THE TAXIWAY WAS ON THE RIGHT BUT I HAD LOST THE LEFT ENGINE. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT THE TOWER HAD TOLD AN AIRLINER TO GO AROUND. WHILE TAXIING I GAVE THE LEFT ENGINE A SHOT OF HIGH BOOST AND ENGAGED THE STARTER. AFTER ABOUT 5 BLADES THE ENGINE STARTED AND I TAXIED OFF. I THEN TOOK THE PLANE TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY (FLIGHTCRAFT ) TO HAVE THE ENGINE CHECKED OUT. THE MECHANIC FOUND NOTHING WRONG SO I RESUMED THE FLIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAD SUMPED THE FUEL BEFORE AND AFTER THE INCIDENT AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SO I TOOK IT INTO MY MECHANIC IN HOOD RIVER, OREGON. HE FOUND THAT A "B" NUT THAT CONNECTS THE FUEL LINE AT THE FIREWALL WAS LOOSE AND SUCKING AIR. TIGHTENING THE NUT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.