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FAA accident report · Cessna 340A · Brownsville, TX · January 17, 2000

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Date
January 17, 2000 · 09:20 local
Place
Brownsville, TX
Airport
Brownsville-South Padre International
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
XBBJU
Reported as
Cessna 340A

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot reported a loss of power on the right engine, while on right downwind to rwy. 13, he elected to turn to the nearest rwy, rwy 35 and experienced a very hard landing on the rwy. The aircraft impacted the rwy. Hard enough that both wings broke outboard of the engines. Inspection of the aircraft revealed the following: 1. Both propellers were bent about the same indicating that both engines were turning about the same during the impact. 2. Visual inspection of the right engine showed nothing abnormal. 3. There was fuel on the fuel lines on top of the engine. There was also fuel on the right tank. 4. The engine appeared to have good compression. 5. The engine tac generator was removed and examined nothing abnormal, the tac generator was looked to see if it had failed providing an erroneous reading on the engine rpm's. considering that the pilot is a foreign national our recommendation is for the dgac in Mexico to perform the equivalent of a 709 on the pilot with emphasis on emergency landing procedures.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER ON THE RIGHT ENGINE, WHILE ON RIGHT DOWNWIND TO RWY. 13, HE ELECTED TO TURN TO THE NEAREST RWY, RWY 35 AND EXPERIENCED A VERY HARD LANDING ON THE RWY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RWY. HARD ENOUGH THAT BOTH WINGS BROKE OUTBOARD OF THE ENGINES. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: 1. BOTH PROPELLERS WERE BENT ABOUT THE SAME INDICATING THAT BOTH ENGINES WERE TURNING ABOUT THE SAME DURING THE IMPACT. 2. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE SHOWED NOTHING ABNORMAL. 3. THERE WAS FUEL ON THE FUEL LINES ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THERE WAS ALSO FUEL ON THE RIGHT TANK. 4. THE ENGINE APPEARED TO HAVE GOOD COMPRESSION. 5. THE ENGINE TAC GENERATOR WAS REMOVED AND EXAMINED NOTHING ABNORMAL, THE TAC GENERATOR WAS LOOKED TO SEE IF IT HAD FAILED PROVIDING AN ERRONEOUS READING ON THE ENGINE RPM'S. CONSIDERING THAT THE PILOT IS A FOREIGN NATIONAL OUR RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE DGAC IN MEXICO TO PERFORM THE EQUIVALENT OF A 709 ON THE PILOT WITH EMPHASIS ON EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES.