19971212042549I

Incident

FAA incident report · Beech E-55 · Cleveland, TN · December 12, 1997

Date
December 12, 1997 · 11:00 local
Place
Cleveland, TN
Airport
Hardwick Field Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N767PC
Reported as
Beech E55
Reported engine
Continental IO470L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
350 in this make and model

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: aircraft was enroute from 1C2 (lennox howell, IL) to 1A5 (macon county, NC) in cruise at 9000' when the right engine began to lose power. Pilot noticed mixture reading drop and advanced the mixture setting, but there was no response. Pilot radioed cha approach he desired to land at cha. As aircraft descended the left engine began to lose power. Pilot told cha approach of situation and requested the nearest airport. Cha approach vectored pilot to hdi (Hardwick field, Cleveland, TN) aircraft regained power to both engines prior to landing. Pilot landed aircraft without further incident. Aircraft taken to FBO for maintenance. Left engine air scoop duct (P/N96-919111) deteriorated. Right engine cause unknown.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM 1C2 (LENNOX HOWELL, IL) TO 1A5 (MACON COUNTY, NC) IN CRUISE AT 9000' WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. PILOT NOTICED MIXTURE READING DROP AND ADVANCED THE MIXTURE SETTING, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. PILOT RADIOED CHA APPROACH HE DESIRED TO LAND AT CHA. AS AIRCRAFT DESCENDED THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. PILOT TOLD CHA APPROACH OF SITUATION AND REQUESTED THE NEAREST AIRPORT. CHA APPROACH VECTORED PILOT TO HDI (HARDWICK FIELD, CLEVELAND, TN) AIRCRAFT REGAINED POWER TO BOTH ENGINES PRIOR TO LANDING. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT TAKEN TO FBO FOR MAINTENANCE. LEFT ENGINE AIR SCOOP DUCT (P/N96-919111) DETERIORATED. RIGHT ENGINE CAUSE UNKNOWN.