# Incident 20010125005319I: Beech F33A, Albert Lea, MN, January 25, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2001, 18:00 local time
- Place: Albert Lea, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6543° N, 93.3641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albert Lea, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6543&lon=-93.3641&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30344 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,480 total, 3,571 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010125005319I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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