# Incident 19980713027239I: Beech 58, Fort Smith, AR, July 13, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1998, 14:40 local time
- Place: Fort Smith, AR
- Airport: Fort Smith Municipal
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BSYA
- Location: 35.3366° N, 94.3661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT SMITH RGNL (FSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3366&lon=-94.3661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N297AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N297AT-2015-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 335 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980713027239I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT RECEIVED A CLEARANCE TO DESCEND FROM CRUISE ALTITUDE IN PREPARATION TO EXCUTE TO APPROACH INTO FT SMITH, AR. WHEN THE PILOT REDUCED THROTTLE, THE RIGHT ENGINE, NUMBER 2 ENGINE, FAILED TO RESPOND TO THE REDUCTION INPUT. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN AS PRESCIRBED BY THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL. THE LANDING WAS EXECUTED WITH NO MISFORTUNE. A MAINTENANCE REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE THROTTLE LINKAGE TO THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM HAD VIBRATED LOOSE. THE LINKAGE WAS REATTACHED, NO FURTHER MAINTENANCE REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFAT FOUND THE THROTTLE LINKAGE TO THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM HAD VIBRATED LOOSE. THE LINKAGE WAS REATTACHED, NO FURTHER MAINTENANCE ISSUES WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED WITH THE FLIGHT, WX AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS VFR. THE PILOT HAD FILED A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN.

## Other reports on N297AT (1)

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

- [Accident 20150215001579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150215001579A), Feb 15, 2015: Beech 58 (N297AT), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. On February 15, 2015, at Centennial Airport (apa) Englewood co. aircraft N297AT, a BE-58, was involved in an accident. The accident occurred at approximately…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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