What happened
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(-23) On September 30, 2001, at 1340 central daylight time, a Beech BE-70 twin-engine airplane, N45BD, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of right engine power during initial takeoff climb from the Easterwood airport near College Station, Texas. The pilot and his eight passengers were not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by sms aviation of odessa, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal aviation part 91 cross-country flight. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was destined for odessa. The pilot reported that during takeoff, approximately 150 feet AGL , the right engine "started losing power." The pilot thought about landing the airplane on the remaining runway, and when he selected the landing gear selector to the down position, the right engine regained power. The pilot then retracted the landing gear, and within a "few seconds," the right engine lost total power. The pilot executed a gear-up forced landing to a grassy area between two roads approximately 1/2 mile north of the runway. Subsequently, the airplane skidded approximately 300 feet and came to rest upright in the grass. In addition, the pilot estimated there was approximately 150 gallons of fuel on board at the time of the accident. (.19) same as 8020-23 above. (.4) during the intial takeoff climb, at 100 feet AGL , the pilot reduced power to climb power (75%). Approximately 10 seconds later, the right engine lost partial power (approximately 40%). Five seconds later, the right engine power increased to climb power for about 10 seconds, then the engine lost total power. The pilot executed a gear-up forced landing to a grassy area between two roads approximately 1/2 mile north of the runway. Subsequently, the airplane's left wing struck a road sign and the outboard 3 feet of the wing separated. The airplane skidded approximately 100 feet and came to rest upright in the grass. The reason for the loss of engine power was not determined.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2001, AT 1340 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH BE-70 TWIN-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N45BD, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF RIGHT ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB FROM THE EASTERWOOD AIRPORT NEAR COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. THE PILOT AND HIS EIGHT PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY SMS AVIATION OF ODESSA, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL AVIATION PART 91 CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS DESTINED FOR ODESSA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL , THE RIGHT ENGINE "STARTED LOSING POWER." THE PILOT THOUGHT ABOUT LANDING THE AIRPLANE ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY, AND WHEN HE SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR TO THE DOWN POSITION, THE RIGHT ENGINE REGAINED POWER. THE PILOT THEN RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, AND WITHIN A "FEW SECONDS," THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER. THE PILOT EXECUTED A GEAR-UP FORCED LANDING TO A GRASSY AREA BETWEEN TWO ROADS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN THE GRASS. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT ESTIMATED THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (.19) SAME AS 8020-23 ABOVE. (.4) DURING THE INTIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB, AT 100 FEET AGL , THE PILOT REDUCED POWER TO CLIMB POWER (75%). APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER, THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER (APPROXIMATELY 40%). FIVE SECONDS LATER, THE RIGHT ENGINE POWER INCREASED TO CLIMB POWER FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THEN THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER. THE PILOT EXECUTED A GEAR-UP FORCED LANDING TO A GRASSY AREA BETWEEN TWO ROADS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING STRUCK A ROAD SIGN AND THE OUTBOARD 3 FEET OF THE WING SEPARATED. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN THE GRASS. THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS NOT DETERMINED.
NTSB investigation
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