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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech S35 · Phoenix, AZ · July 14, 1997

Date: July 14, 1997 · 20:30 local
Place: Phoenix, AZ
Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5827K
Reported as: Beech S35
Reported engine: Continental IO520B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 796 total146 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Narrative: normal departure from dvt enroute to prc. Leveled off at 3000' (AGL) to cool engine. Prop/eng RPM began to increase above realine-no response to prop pitch control. Contacted dvt tower to announce return to dvt. Began smelling hot oil and reduced mp to 17". Lowered flaps to 10 degrees to increase lift to "nurse" a/c back to dvt. Engine began to shake violently and could not maintain altitude. At 500' (AGL) notified dvt tower of intent to make emergency landing on I-17 freeway. Left lg "up"-master-sw.-"off" prior to touchdown. Slid to a stop of l/h side of south bound lane on I-17. Two(2) passengers and pilot exited a/c. no fire, no injuries. Dps arrived 10 min later scene secured. Ac towed back to west wind aviation ramp @ dvt. Noticed oil filt. Assy. Had cracked causing loss of oil for prop and engine. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: NORMAL DEPARTURE FROM DVT ENROUTE TO PRC. LEVELED OFF AT 3000' (AGL) TO COOL ENGINE. PROP/ENG RPM BEGAN TO INCREASE ABOVE REALINE-NO RESPONSE TO PROP PITCH CONTROL. CONTACTED DVT TOWER TO ANNOUNCE RETURN TO DVT. BEGAN SMELLING HOT OIL AND REDUCED MP TO 17". LOWERED FLAPS TO 10 DEGREES TO INCREASE LIFT TO "NURSE" A/C BACK TO DVT. ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. AT 500' (AGL) NOTIFIED DVT TOWER OF INTENT TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING ON I-17 FREEWAY. LEFT LG "UP"-MASTER-SW.-"OFF" PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. SLID TO A STOP OF L/H SIDE OF SOUTH BOUND LANE ON I-17. TWO(2) PASSENGERS AND PILOT EXITED A/C. NO FIRE, NO INJURIES. DPS ARRIVED 10 MIN LATER SCENE SECURED. AC TOWED BACK TO WEST WIND AVIATION RAMP @ DVT. NOTICED OIL FILT. ASSY. HAD CRACKED CAUSING LOSS OF OIL FOR PROP AND ENGINE. INCIDENT CLOSED.