# Incident 20010118005329I: Beech 58, Muskegon, MI, January 18, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2001, 16:13 local time
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Airport: Muskegon County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1677° N, 86.2354° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MUSKEGON COUNTY (MKG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1677&lon=-86.2354&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3162W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3162W-2006-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520CB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010118005329I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20021224035159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021224035159I), Dec 24, 2002: Beech 58 (N3162W), Key West, FL, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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