# Accident 20000430040629A: Beech A36, Nassawdox, VA, April 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2000, 16:35 local time
- Place: Nassawdox, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4707° N, 75.8599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4707&lon=-75.8599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28JP-2000-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,467 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000430040629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 16:35 LOCAL, AIRCRAFT 28JP, A BEECH 36A, CRASH LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD LOCATED IN NASSAWADOX, VIRGINIA. AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO 33N AT 3500 FEET VFR. PILOT CONTACTED ORF TOWER AND REPORTED ENGINE TROUBLE, AND THAT HE WAS GOING TO LAND AT MFV. ORF LOST RADIO CONTACT AND AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING FIRE AS THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN. AIRCRAFT CRASHED ABOUT 20 MILES SHORT OF MFV. (.4) APPROXIMATELY 50 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, DURING A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE HAD DECREASED, HE HEARD A LOUD 'BANG', AND THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THE AIRPLANE'S ALTITUDE, AND PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE #2 PISTON REVEALED A HOLE FROM DETONATION ON THE SIDE OF THE PISTON, WHICH EXTENDED INTO THE INTERIOR. ADVISORY CIRCULAR AC65-12A STATED THAT DETONATION CAN BURN A HOLE COMPLETELY THROUGH A PISTON. EXAMINATION OF THE CRANKSHAFT REVEALED A LACK OF LUBRICATION AND SEVERE OVERHEATING. THE #5 AND #6 CONNECTED RODS HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT, AND THEIR BEARINGS WERE COMPLETELY DISI                                  NTEGRATED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC00LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA125), Apr 30, 2000: Beech A36 (N28JP), Nassawadox, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power caused by detonation of the #2 piston.

## Other reports on N28JP (1)

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

- [Incident 19920327011419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920327011419I), Mar 27, 1992: Beech A36 (N28JP), Greenville, NC, Minor damage. Pilot landed in gusty wind conditions. Bounced and nose gear sheared off. Propeller bent.

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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