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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Albert Lea, MN · January 25, 2001

Date: January 25, 2001 · 18:00 local
Place: Albert Lea, MN
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N30344
Reported as: Beech F33A
Reported engine: Continental IO520BB
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,480 total3,571 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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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 1800C the a/c departed Albert Lea, MN(ael) enroute to windom, MN (mwm). The flight was conducted under night VMC conditions. Approx. 5 miles nw of the Albert Lea airport at 3500 ft. MSL, the pilot experienced a catastrophic engine failure. The pilot made an emergency landing on a county road but was forced to turn the aircraft into the snow on the right shoulder to avoid running into a bridge. The a/c sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 1800C THE A/C DEPARTED ALBERT LEA, MN(AEL) ENROUTE TO WINDOM, MN (MWM). THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER NIGHT VMC CONDITIONS. APPROX. 5 MILES NW OF THE ALBERT LEA AIRPORT AT 3500 FT. MSL, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A COUNTY ROAD BUT WAS FORCED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE SNOW ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER TO AVOID RUNNING INTO A BRIDGE. THE A/C SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.