# Incident 19960202031669I: Beech 200BEECH, Gary, IN, February 2, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1996, 22:10 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: R G Hatcher Gary Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18260, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18260-2002-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A42
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960202031669I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: A M OR D WAS SUBMITTED. ON 02/02/96 AT APPROXIMATELY 2210Z (1710 LOCAL EST), THE PIC OF A BE-200-200, ENROUTE FROM DAYTON TO WABASH, IN., ADVISED INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC HE HAD EXPERIENCED A LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT ON THE NUMBER (1) ENGINE FOLLOWED BY AN AUTOFEATHER AFTER WHICH THE NUMBER (1) ENGINE HAD BEEN SHUTDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES NORTWEST OF DAYTON, BUT THE PIC ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT BUT CHANGED HIS DESTINATION TO GYY. THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT LANDED AT GYY AT APPROXIMATELY 2307Z (1807 LOCAL EST) WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT THE GARY CENTER FBO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING AND FOUND THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW (QUANTITY UNKNOWN) AND THERE WAS OIL IN THE EXHAUST CASE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED METAL PARTICLES AND FLAKES IN THE OIL FILTER AND THE SCAVENGE OIL PUMP SHAFT SHEARED. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR METAL CONTAMINATION IN THE OIL AND SENT TO A REPAIR FACILITY. AFTER REPAIR THE SUBJECT WAS REINSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE PIC DID NOT RESPOND TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THIS INCIDENT, NOR DID HE INFORM THE RESPONSIBLE FSDO OF THE INCIDENT OCCURRENCE.

## Other reports on N18260 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010824026299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010824026299A), Aug 24, 2001: N18260, Chillicothe, OH, No damage. (-23) Aircraft attempted to land at piqua, Ohio (I17) at approximately 0640 EDT. Dense ground fog existed at the time according to eyewitness reports. Aircraft…

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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