# Accident 20020113000779A: Beech V35B, Mattoon Charles, IL, January 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2002, 11:15 local time
- Place: Mattoon Charles, IL
- Airport: Coles County Memorial
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4696° N, 88.3609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4696&lon=-88.3609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4217S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4217S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020113000779A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JANUARY 13, 2002, AT 1115 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BEECH V35B, N4217S, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ON-GROUND COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN WHILE PERFORMING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ON INITIAL CLIMB FROM THE COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT, MATTOON, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS SINGLE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND HAD THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF RANTOUL, ILLINOIS. (-23) ON JANUARY 13, 2002 AT ABOUT 1100 CST THE APPROPRIATELY RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER DEPARTED THE MATTOON COLES COUNTY AIRPORT (MTO) FOR A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. A SHORT TIME AFTER REACHING CRUISE AT 3000 FEET THE PILOT IN COMMAND NOTICED A FLUCTUATION IN THE ENGINE RPM. THE PIC ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE MTO AIRPORT. AS HE WAS TURNING DOWNWIND THE RPM FLUCTUATED MORE AND WHEN ON BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 24 THE PIC EXPERIENCED BACKFIRING AND A ROUGH ENGINE FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE PIC LANDED SHORT         OF THE RUNWAY TOUCHING DOWN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 16, SLIDING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND COMING TO REST IN A DITCH ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AND LOWER COWL, NOSE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, BOTH WINGS AND THE TAIL TIE-DOWN AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI02LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA063), Jan 13, 2002: Beech V35B (N4217S), Mattoon, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factor to the accident was the unsuitable rough/uneven terrain encountered during the forced landing.

## Other reports on N4217S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20130608008529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130608008529I), Jun 8, 2013: Beech V35B (N4217S), Mattoon, IL, Minor damage. Pilot stated that he landed the aircraft hard on the nose which blew the nose tire. Following that the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded off the…

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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