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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Muskegon, MI · January 18, 2001

Date: January 18, 2001 · 16:13 local
Place: Muskegon, MI
Airport: Muskegon County
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3162W
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO520CB
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N3162WRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2006 · Beech 58S/N TH-419 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Beech 58, N3162W, enroute from osh to roc, experienced right engine roughness and subsequent oil loss. The pilot secured and feathered the engine and requested closest airport. ATC directed the a/c to mkg. Landing was made without further incident. Investigation revealed probable failure of #6 cylinder connecting rod bolt and subsequent rod failure which fractured the engine case and damged the engine top cowling.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BEECH 58, N3162W, ENROUTE FROM OSH TO ROC, EXPERIENCED RIGHT ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND SUBSEQUENT OIL LOSS. THE PILOT SECURED AND FEATHERED THE ENGINE AND REQUESTED CLOSEST AIRPORT. ATC DIRECTED THE A/C TO MKG. LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED PROBABLE FAILURE OF #6 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BOLT AND SUBSEQUENT ROD FAILURE WHICH FRACTURED THE ENGINE CASE AND DAMGED THE ENGINE TOP COWLING.

Other reports on N3162W · 1

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

Incident 20021224035159ILevel Off Touchdown · Key West, FL(-23) Dec. 24 2002 at 1641 N3162W after several attempts to extend landing gear, landed gear up. The aircraft did not separate on impact, engines were shut down, props were feathered. The pilot was alone and uninjured.Dec 24, 2002 · Substantial damage