# Incident 19951103044289I: Beech E55, Portland, OR, November 3, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1995, 14:00 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3109W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3109W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520CB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 350 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951103044289I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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