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Incident

FAA incident report · Gulstm 500-B · Hutchinson, MN · October 13, 2000

Date: October 13, 2000 · 06:28 local
Place: Hutchinson, MN
Airport: Hutchinson Municipal-Butler Field
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ZJWA
Aircraft: N411JF
Reported as: Gulstm 500B
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total200 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N411JFRegistered now · Aero Commander 500-BS/N 500B-1014-35 Airframe modelAero Commander 500-B Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During cruise flight, pilot heard loud bang. Instrument scan revealed left engine oil pressure reading low and oil temp rising. Pilot shutdown engine, feathered propeller and landed at nearest airport, Hutchinson, MN. Inspection by mechanic revealed #5 piston does not move when engine is rotated. Engine has not been torn down at this time. No corrective action at this time due to unknown cause. An amended 8020-23 will be filed if teardown reveals significant findings.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT HEARD LOUD BANG. INSTRUMENT SCAN REVEALED LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE READING LOW AND OIL TEMP RISING. PILOT SHUTDOWN ENGINE, FEATHERED PROPELLER AND LANDED AT NEAREST AIRPORT, HUTCHINSON, MN. INSPECTION BY MECHANIC REVEALED #5 PISTON DOES NOT MOVE WHEN ENGINE IS ROTATED. ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN TORN DOWN AT THIS TIME. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION AT THIS TIME DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSE. AN AMENDED 8020-23 WILL BE FILED IF TEARDOWN REVEALS SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS.