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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Lajunta, CO · March 2, 1996

Date: March 2, 1996 · 10:30 local
Place: Lajunta, CO
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N725AP
Reported as: Beech V35B
Reported engine: Continental IO520BA
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total300 in this make and model205 in the last 90 days

N725APRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-10178 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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: prior to departing from ony, Texas Mr. Sheets (pilot) accomplished engine run up and take off with no problems. Mr. Sheets had been flying for two hours with no indicated engine problems. Mr. Sheets indicated, the engine then quit, there was no RPM change or any pressure drop in his engine indicating instruments prior to the engine quitting. At an altitude of 10,500 feet he notified denver center that his engine had quit and needed to land immediately. The denver center stated rocky ford was the closest airport. Mr. Sheets told the denver center he could not make the airport and would have to land on a county road. He landed safely and notified denver center of his status by relaying the information through a delta airline crew flt 1127. Incident will remain open until a determination is completed after engine tear down is accomplished.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PRIOR TO DEPARTING FROM ONY, TEXAS MR. SHEETS (PILOT) ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN UP AND TAKE OFF WITH NO PROBLEMS. MR. SHEETS HAD BEEN FLYING FOR TWO HOURS WITH NO INDICATED ENGINE PROBLEMS. MR. SHEETS INDICATED, THE ENGINE THEN QUIT, THERE WAS NO RPM CHANGE OR ANY PRESSURE DROP IN HIS ENGINE INDICATING INSTRUMENTS PRIOR TO THE ENGINE QUITTING. AT AN ALTITUDE OF 10,500 FEET HE NOTIFIED DENVER CENTER THAT HIS ENGINE HAD QUIT AND NEEDED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY. THE DENVER CENTER STATED ROCKY FORD WAS THE CLOSEST AIRPORT. MR. SHEETS TOLD THE DENVER CENTER HE COULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT AND WOULD HAVE TO LAND ON A COUNTY ROAD. HE LANDED SAFELY AND NOTIFIED DENVER CENTER OF HIS STATUS BY RELAYING THE INFORMATION THROUGH A DELTA AIRLINE CREW FLT 1127. INCIDENT WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL A DETERMINATION IS COMPLETED AFTER ENGINE TEAR DOWN IS ACCOMPLISHED.