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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech 76 · Indianapolis, IN · November 17, 2001

Date: November 17, 2001 · 12:00 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Greenwood Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N3846Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI02LA035
Reported as: Beech 76

N3846ZRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2017 · Beech 76S/N ME-401 · Built 1981 Airframe modelBeech 76 Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot reported that during run-up left hand mag drop was excessive. He ran the engine for a while and rechecked the magneto, it was normal. Approximately ten minutes after takeoff, at 2000 ft., the left engine started running rough. He did not declare an emergency and returned to land on runway 10, at the departure airport, hfy. While landing he reported that the left engine lost power and the left wing contacted the runway. He said that he struggled to gain control of the aircraft. The aircraft landed hard to the right of the runway, the right main was torn from the aircraft, the nose gear broke aft and the aircraft slid sideways back on to the runway, then slid back to the right, into the grass. The aircraft came to rest facing approximately 90 degrees. Left and right propellers were damaged, both engines appear to have been running at the time of impact with the ground. The left hand prop was found in the feathered position. There is substantial wing and fuselage damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING RUN-UP LEFT HAND MAG DROP WAS EXCESSIVE. HE RAN THE ENGINE FOR A WHILE AND RECHECKED THE MAGNETO, IT WAS NORMAL. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, AT 2000 FT., THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. HE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 10, AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT, HFY. WHILE LANDING HE REPORTED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. HE SAID THAT HE STRUGGLED TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT MAIN WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AFT AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID SIDEWAYS BACK ON TO THE RUNWAY, THEN SLID BACK TO THE RIGHT, INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES. LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED, BOTH ENGINES APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN RUNNING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE LEFT HAND PROP WAS FOUND IN THE FEATHERED POSITION. THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL WING AND FUSELAGE DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI02LA035Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGreenwood, INthe directional control not maintained by the pilot. A contributing factor was the stuck open intake valve on the left engine.Nov 17, 2001 · Substantial damage