What happened
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(.19) On January 6, 2002, at 1230 eastern standard time, a Cessna 414A, N6560C, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged during an emergency landing on to a frozen snow covered agricultural field following a single engine missed approach to the Kirsch Municipal Airport (irs), Sturgis, Michigan. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating on an instrument rules flight plan. The pilot and one passenger received minor injuries, and the remaining passenger was uninjured. The flight originated from irs, at 1210, en route to the new braunfels municipal airport (baz), new braunfels, Texas. The pilot reported that the right engine lost power during a departure climb from irs approximately 4,300 feet MSL. He then received radar vectors for a return to the airport during which time the airplane began to lose altitude at a rate of 100-150 feet per minute. The pilot added that he flew the NDB 18 approach and found himself in a position too high to land, so he executed a missed approach and feathered the right engine's propeller. After finding that he was unable to avoid obstructions along the flight path, he elected to execute an emergency landing in a corn field. (-23) aircraft departed irs (Sturgis, MI) on IFR flight plan, at about 4300' on climb out. Pilot reported loss of power on right engine. Pilot was given radar vectors for an NDB approach at irs, but was not able to land and crashed two (2) miles west on go around. Oil line was found disconnected on right engine, causing loss of oil and failure of engine bearings.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JANUARY 6, 2002, AT 1230 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 414A, N6560C, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON TO A FROZEN SNOW COVERED AGRICULTURAL FIELD FOLLOWING A SINGLE ENGINE MISSED APPROACH TO THE KIRSCH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (IRS), STURGIS, MICHIGAN. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE REMAINING PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM IRS, AT 1210, EN ROUTE TO THE NEW BRAUNFELS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BAZ), NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER DURING A DEPARTURE CLIMB FROM IRS APPROXIMATELY 4,300 FEET MSL. HE THEN RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS FOR A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT DURING WHICH TIME THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE AT A RATE OF 100-150 FEET PER MINUTE. THE PILOT ADDED THAT HE FLEW THE NDB 18 APPROACH AND FOUND HIMSELF IN A POSITION TOO HIGH TO LAND, SO HE EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH AND FEATHERED THE RIGHT ENGINE'S PROPELLER. AFTER FINDING THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS ALONG THE FLIGHT PATH, HE ELECTED TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED IRS (STURGIS, MI) ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN, AT ABOUT 4300' ON CLIMB OUT. PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER ON RIGHT ENGINE. PILOT WAS GIVEN RADAR VECTORS FOR AN NDB APPROACH AT IRS, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO LAND AND CRASHED TWO (2) MILES WEST ON GO AROUND. OIL LINE WAS FOUND DISCONNECTED ON RIGHT ENGINE, CAUSING LOSS OF OIL AND FAILURE OF ENGINE BEARINGS.
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