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FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Goodyear, AZ · April 1, 1997

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Date
April 1, 1997 · 11:25 local
Place
Goodyear, AZ
Airport
Phoenix-Goodyear Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8252T
Reported as
Beech F33A
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,307 total3,400 in this make and model138 in the last 90 days
N8252TRegistered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-1545 · Built 1990Airframe modelBeech F33AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the purpose of this flight was to conduct an engine change functional test flight after a normal ground run up, I departed on runway 21 and experienced a sudden power loss on the upwind leg at 200' AGL. After declaring an emergency and maneuvering the aircraft I made an uneventful landing on the alfa taxi way opposite in direction from the takeoff runway. There was no damage to the aircraft or any part of the taxiway. Investigation revealed cowling screw in induction inlet duct when engine was removed from the aircraft. Additionally PA-28 N240D was under going inspection and maintenance in the hangar at the same time N8252T was undergoing engine change. N240D had numerous new screws installed in the engine cowling. The screw found in N8252T inlet was a used screw, and the paint on the screw matched the paint on N240D. Incident closed and investigation responsibility turned over to principal maintenance inspector (pmi) dean hennies WP-07 to determine how screw or screws arrived in N8252T inlet duct. Also awaiting teardown report on engine.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS FLIGHT WAS TO CONDUCT AN ENGINE CHANGE FUNCTIONAL TEST FLIGHT AFTER A NORMAL GROUND RUN UP, I DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 21 AND EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN POWER LOSS ON THE UPWIND LEG AT 200' AGL. AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND MANEUVERING THE AIRCRAFT I MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON THE ALFA TAXI WAY OPPOSITE IN DIRECTION FROM THE TAKEOFF RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR ANY PART OF THE TAXIWAY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED COWLING SCREW IN INDUCTION INLET DUCT WHEN ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. ADDITIONALLY PA-28 N240D WAS UNDER GOING INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE IN THE HANGAR AT THE SAME TIME N8252T WAS UNDERGOING ENGINE CHANGE. N240D HAD NUMEROUS NEW SCREWS INSTALLED IN THE ENGINE COWLING. THE SCREW FOUND IN N8252T INLET WAS A USED SCREW, AND THE PAINT ON THE SCREW MATCHED THE PAINT ON N240D. INCIDENT CLOSED AND INVESTIGATION RESPONSIBILITY TURNED OVER TO PRINCIPAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR (PMI) DEAN HENNIES WP-07 TO DETERMINE HOW SCREW OR SCREWS ARRIVED IN N8252T INLET DUCT. ALSO AWAITING TEARDOWN REPORT ON ENGINE.