19960102001079I

Incident

FAA incident report · Beech G18S · Elmira, NY · January 2, 1996

Date: January 2, 1996 · 07:52 local
Place: Elmira, NY
Airport: Elmira-Corning Regional
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: DIHA
Aircraft: N2019C
Reported as: Beech G18S
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

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: on jan. 2, 1996 at 0752 EST, a Beechcraft 18, N2019C operated by dragon air inc., departed from Elmira airport on an IFR flight plan. After climbing to 6,000 feet, the pilot experienced a loss of engine oil pressure on the left engine. The pilot radioed the elm tower for a vector back to elm, then shut down the left engine and landed at elm on runway 06 with no further incident. The aircraft was towed from the end of the runway to the ramp and contract maintenance found no compression on the number 3 cylinder assembly and piston. Serviced engine oil to 8 gallons (note: oil was down to 2 gal) and released the aircraft for service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JAN. 2, 1996 AT 0752 EST, A BEECHCRAFT 18, N2019C OPERATED BY DRAGON AIR INC., DEPARTED FROM ELMIRA AIRPORT ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. AFTER CLIMBING TO 6,000 FEET, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT RADIOED THE ELM TOWER FOR A VECTOR BACK TO ELM, THEN SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND LANDED AT ELM ON RUNWAY 06 WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO THE RAMP AND CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FOUND NO COMPRESSION ON THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER ASSEMBLY AND PISTON. SERVICED ENGINE OIL TO 8 GALLONS (NOTE: OIL WAS DOWN TO 2 GAL) AND RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT FOR SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.