19990522026549I

Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 35B33 · Lafayette, IN · May 22, 1999

Date: May 22, 1999 · 12:20 local
Place: Lafayette, IN
Airport: Purdue University
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N1527Z
Reported as: Beech 35B33
Reported engine: Continental IO470K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 480 total150 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) After departing Purdue airport, west Lafayette, Indiana on may 22, 1999 aircraft experienced rough running engine shortly after establishing cruise flight. The pilot declared and emergency and returned to the airport to make an uneventful landing. Inspection of the engine disclosed that the number 5 connecting rod had failed causing major damage to the engine. There were no injuries involved due to this incident and no further damage to the aircraft. Incident number IGL11990042

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER DEPARTING PURDUE AIRPORT, WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA ON MAY 22, 1999 AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE SHORTLY AFTER ESTABLISHING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO MAKE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE DISCLOSED THAT THE NUMBER 5 CONNECTING ROD HAD FAILED CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INVOLVED DUE TO THIS INCIDENT AND NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INCIDENT NUMBER IGL11990042