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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 95-A55 · Omaha, NE · April 4, 2000

Date: April 4, 2000 · 09:53 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N9611Y
Reported as: Beech 95A55
Reported engine: Continental IO550E
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0

N9611YRegistration cancelled Jan 18, 2024 · Beech 95-A55S/N TC-369 · Built 1961 Airframe modelBeech 95-A55 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)N9611Y departed the ankeny, IA area enroute to Omaha, NE, when thirty minutes east of Omaha, NE, the pilot noticed the oil pressure dropping and shut down the left engine. The pilot landed safetly at Omaha, NE. After the pilot got out of his aircraft, he tried to turn the propeller and heard a bang. Maintenance found two pounds of compression in the number one cylinder. The new engine had been installed six weeks before. The engine was shipped for tear down.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)N9611Y DEPARTED THE ANKENY, IA AREA ENROUTE TO OMAHA, NE, WHEN THIRTY MINUTES EAST OF OMAHA, NE, THE PILOT NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING AND SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT LANDED SAFETLY AT OMAHA, NE. AFTER THE PILOT GOT OUT OF HIS AIRCRAFT, HE TRIED TO TURN THE PROPELLER AND HEARD A BANG. MAINTENANCE FOUND TWO POUNDS OF COMPRESSION IN THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER. THE NEW ENGINE HAD BEEN INSTALLED SIX WEEKS BEFORE. THE ENGINE WAS SHIPPED FOR TEAR DOWN.

Other reports on N9611Y · 1

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

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