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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B-60 · Valley, NE · March 19, 1998

Date: March 19, 1998 · 14:00 local
Place: Valley, NE
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N525GA
Reported as: Beech B60
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N525GARegistered now · Beech B-60S/N P-525 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech B-60 Engine modelLycoming TI0-541 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: on 03/19/98, Mr. Jeffrey counter was the pilot in command of N525GA, a Beech B60. Mr. Counter went on a test flight with Mr. Don sebastian, the mechanic for a prospective buyer of the aircraft. Prior to the flight, Mr. Sebastian had the outboard cowlings opened inspecting the engines for exhaust and oil leaks. During the flight Mr. Sebastian wanted to dive N525GA at its red line speed to see if there were any unusual vibrations. Upon reaching 180 knots, N525GA shook violently. The dive was discontinued, N525GA flew normally but the temperature of the left engine had increased about 70 degrees. The fuel mixture was enriched and N525GA landed without incident. After landing it was noticed the cowling was missing.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 03/19/98, MR. JEFFREY COUNTER WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N525GA, A BEECH B60. MR. COUNTER WENT ON A TEST FLIGHT WITH MR. DON SEBASTIAN, THE MECHANIC FOR A PROSPECTIVE BUYER OF THE AIRCRAFT. PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, MR. SEBASTIAN HAD THE OUTBOARD COWLINGS OPENED INSPECTING THE ENGINES FOR EXHAUST AND OIL LEAKS. DURING THE FLIGHT MR. SEBASTIAN WANTED TO DIVE N525GA AT ITS RED LINE SPEED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY UNUSUAL VIBRATIONS. UPON REACHING 180 KNOTS, N525GA SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE DIVE WAS DISCONTINUED, N525GA FLEW NORMALLY BUT THE TEMPERATURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE HAD INCREASED ABOUT 70 DEGREES. THE FUEL MIXTURE WAS ENRICHED AND N525GA LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING IT WAS NOTICED THE COWLING WAS MISSING.