19990104039279I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35 · Milledgeville, GA · January 4, 1999

Date: January 4, 1999 · 16:05 local
Place: Milledgeville, GA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9431S
Reported as: Beech V35
Reported engine: Continental IO520BA
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 488 total375 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N9431SRegistered now · Beech V35S/N D-8021 · Built 1965 Airframe modelBeech V35 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Mr. Simmons was proceeding from kmcn to kahn on a IFR flight plan under VMC daytime conditions at an altitude of 5000'MSL when he felt a severe engine vibration, noticed engine oil covering his windshield which resulted in total engine failure. He attempted to glide Milledgeville. Realizing he did not have sufficient altitude to glide eighteen (18) miles, he conducted an emergency off field landing in a "farmers field". Initial inspection of the engine reviled a cracked engine casing between the #5 and #6 cylinders. Both sets of magnetos were also severed. Engine has been returned to Continental inc. located in mobile, al for tear-down and evaluation under FAA guidance.

As the FAA filed it

MR. SIMMONS WAS PROCEEDING FROM KMCN TO KAHN ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN UNDER VMC DAYTIME CONDITIONS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 5000'MSL WHEN HE FELT A SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION, NOTICED ENGINE OIL COVERING HIS WINDSHIELD WHICH RESULTED IN TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. HE ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE MILLEDGEVILLE. REALIZING HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO GLIDE EIGHTEEN (18) MILES, HE CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY OFF FIELD LANDING IN A "FARMERS FIELD". INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVILED A CRACKED ENGINE CASING BETWEEN THE #5 AND #6 CYLINDERS. BOTH SETS OF MAGNETOS WERE ALSO SEVERED. ENGINE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO CONTINENTAL INC. LOCATED IN MOBILE, AL FOR TEAR-DOWN AND EVALUATION UNDER FAA GUIDANCE.