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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Norman, OK · August 7, 1996

Date
August 7, 1996 · 16:20 local
Place
Norman, OK
Airport
University Of Oklahoma
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
VR1A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1629W
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total400 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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: during cruising flight, pilot noted oil leaking from right engine cowling. Shortly after that, the right alternator went off line. The pilot performed precautionary shut-down of right engine and landed. Mechanic found four lugs at casting where alternator connects to engine crankcase broken. Alternator had backed away from crankcase. Mechanic will file m or d report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING CRUISING FLIGHT, PILOT NOTED OIL LEAKING FROM RIGHT ENGINE COWLING. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE RIGHT ALTERNATOR WENT OFF LINE. THE PILOT PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY SHUT-DOWN OF RIGHT ENGINE AND LANDED. MECHANIC FOUND FOUR LUGS AT CASTING WHERE ALTERNATOR CONNECTS TO ENGINE CRANKCASE BROKEN. ALTERNATOR HAD BACKED AWAY FROM CRANKCASE. MECHANIC WILL FILE M OR D REPORT.