# Incident 19980830027699I: Beech A36, Murfeesboro, NC, August 30, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1998, 11:55 local time
- Place: Murfeesboro, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N183VB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N183VB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 20 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980830027699I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS LEVEL AT 6000 FEET IN A CRUISE CONFIGURATION OF 22.5 IN HG AND 2500 RPM, LEANED TO 16 (GHP) ON THE FUEL FLOW INDICATOR. HE WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN IN VMC CONDITIONS (5M IN HAZE). THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT MARTIN STATE, BALTIMORE, MD. THE PILOT STATED THE OIL WAS AT 10 QUARTS ON PREFLIGHT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE AND THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE "TOPPED". APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE THAT LASTED ABOUT 2 OR 3 SECONDS AND THEN HE NOTICED THE PROPELLER HAD STOPPED WITH NO WINDMILLING. THE PILOT STATE HE SWITCHED TO THE OTHER FUEL TANK AND SELECTED BOOST PUMP ON. HE ALSO SWITCHED FROM ONE MAGNETO TO THE OTHER. THE PILOT PLACED THE AIRCRAFT IN A PEANUT FIELD. THE NOSEWHEEL BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT COME TO REST WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT HAD 3 CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS AND WAS RETURNING FROM A BALLGAME. INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN ABUNDANCE OF 100LL FUEL AND IT APPEARAED TO BE UNCONTAMINATED. OIL QUANITY INDICATED 7 QUARATS (12 QT. MAX), HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RESTING ON ITS NOSE ABOUT 20 DEGREES DOWN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND THE PROPELLER COULD NOT ROTATE ON COMPLETE REVOLUTION.             A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT(M OR D) WILL BE FILED AS SOON AS THE ENGINE TEARDOWN RESULTS AND ANALYSIS ARE COMPLETED.

## Other reports on N183VB (2)

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

- [Incident 20210812011529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210812011529I), Aug 12, 2021: Beech A36 (N183VB), Union, SC, Minor damage. N183VB a BE-36 was enroute to dkx from myr. The aircraft began to lose power and the pilot tried to divert to 35A Union county airport. The aicraft was unable…
- [Incident 19881011063099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881011063099I), Oct 11, 1988: Beech A36 (N183VB), Houston, TX, Minor damage. No gear safe light. Visually checked down. Gear collapsed on rollout. Occupants injured exiting aircraft.

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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