19971212043069I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Roswell, NM · December 12, 1997

Date: December 12, 1997 · 22:30 local
Place: Roswell, NM
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7794R
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO520BA
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total988 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N7794RRegistered now · Beech 36S/N E-126 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech 36 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: on the evening of December 12, 1997, airman thomas j. horan departed the Roswell, NM airport under visual meteorological conditions, enroute to albuquerque, NM. The aircraft, N7794R, a Beechcraft bonanza, model BE-36, is owned by legal eagle ii ltd of albuquerque, of which Mr. Horan is a partner. He was level at 10,500, heard a thumping and the prop oversped. He retarded the prop, reduced throttle, noticed zero oil pressure, and noticed a message for the engine light. There was oil on the windshield and smoke coming from the engine. He called Roswell, shut down the engine and landed gear up in a field, without injury to him or his passenger. The aircraft sustained only minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON THE EVENING OF DECEMBER 12, 1997, AIRMAN THOMAS J. HORAN DEPARTED THE ROSWELL, NM AIRPORT UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, ENROUTE TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE AIRCRAFT, N7794R, A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA, MODEL BE-36, IS OWNED BY LEGAL EAGLE II LTD OF ALBUQUERQUE, OF WHICH MR. HORAN IS A PARTNER. HE WAS LEVEL AT 10,500, HEARD A THUMPING AND THE PROP OVERSPED. HE RETARDED THE PROP, REDUCED THROTTLE, NOTICED ZERO OIL PRESSURE, AND NOTICED A MESSAGE FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT. THERE WAS OIL ON THE WINDSHIELD AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE CALLED ROSWELL, SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND LANDED GEAR UP IN A FIELD, WITHOUT INJURY TO HIM OR HIS PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.

Other reports on N7794R · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19961119043249ILevel Off Touchdown · Las Vegas, NMNarrative: the flight was bumpy so the pilot slowed the aircraft and put the gear down for stability. He then put the gear up. In the traffic pattern he thought "gear down", but was thinking it was already down. He simply did not put the gear down again.Nov 19, 1996 · Minor damage Incident 19930917040019ILevel Off Touchdown · Belen, NMWhile making touch and go landing, pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.Sep 17, 1993 · Minor damage Accident 19760206001489AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Stowe, VTBraking nil on icy runway.Feb 6, 1976 · Substantial damage