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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Kansas City, MO · July 30, 2000

Date: July 30, 2000 · 18:10 local
Place: Kansas City, MO
Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: IJTA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2027D
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO520CB
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,600 total7,000 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

N2027DRegistered now · Beech 58S/N TH-974 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 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)At approximately 1810 CDT, N2027D landed on runway 01 at mkc with the left engine shut down and the propeller feathered. The pilot requested ATCT to request a tug due to his inability to taxi the airplane on one engine. This was the first time ATCT was aware of a problem with N2027D. According to a report from mkc security, the left engine failed in the vicinity of waterloo, IA. The intended destination for the on-demand aircarrier flight was topeka, KS (top). A passenger stated that the pilot was asked several times to land as soon as possible, but instead the pilot chose to divert to Kansas City, MO (mkc), arriving there approximately 1 hour, 20 minutes after the failure. Post-incident preliminary investigation revealed the failure of no's 1&2 connecting rods. This incident investigation,privacy data omitted is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AT APPROXIMATELY 1810 CDT, N2027D LANDED ON RUNWAY 01 AT MKC WITH THE LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE PROPELLER FEATHERED. THE PILOT REQUESTED ATCT TO REQUEST A TUG DUE TO HIS INABILITY TO TAXI THE AIRPLANE ON ONE ENGINE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME ATCT WAS AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH N2027D. ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM MKC SECURITY, THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED IN THE VICINITY OF WATERLOO, IA. THE INTENDED DESTINATION FOR THE ON-DEMAND AIRCARRIER FLIGHT WAS TOPEKA, KS (TOP). A PASSENGER STATED THAT THE PILOT WAS ASKED SEVERAL TIMES TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT INSTEAD THE PILOT CHOSE TO DIVERT TO KANSAS CITY, MO (MKC), ARRIVING THERE APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR, 20 MINUTES AFTER THE FAILURE. POST-INCIDENT PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FAILURE OF NO'S 1&2 CONNECTING RODS. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION,^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ IS CLOSED.