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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 77 · Palm Springs, CA · April 10, 2002

Date: April 10, 2002 · 17:03 local
Place: Palm Springs, CA
Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N6698Y
Reported as: Beech 77
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 117 total35 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N6698YRegistration cancelled Jun 28, 2007 · Beech 77S/N WA-36 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech 77 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During climb out from thermal CA, pilot of N6698Y noticed the oil temperature had climbed into red zone on the oil temp gage. He landed at Palm Springs airport uneventfully. Contacted mechanics who could not duplicate problem. Owner advised him to fly home to riverside airport, CA. Pilot departed Palm Springs airport. After flying at 4000 MSL for a few minutes the oil temp gage went to full deflection to the red zone. Pilot returned to Palm Springs airport, contacted owner of N6698Y who flew another aircraft out to Palm Springs airport to pick him up. Mechanics once again could not duplicate problem. Another pilot flew N6698Y from Palm Springs airport to riverside airport with no problems encountered. Subsequent inspection found corroded wire which was replaced.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING CLIMB OUT FROM THERMAL CA, PILOT OF N6698Y NOTICED THE OIL TEMPERATURE HAD CLIMBED INTO RED ZONE ON THE OIL TEMP GAGE. HE LANDED AT PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT UNEVENTFULLY. CONTACTED MECHANICS WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. OWNER ADVISED HIM TO FLY HOME TO RIVERSIDE AIRPORT, CA. PILOT DEPARTED PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT. AFTER FLYING AT 4000 MSL FOR A FEW MINUTES THE OIL TEMP GAGE WENT TO FULL DEFLECTION TO THE RED ZONE. PILOT RETURNED TO PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT, CONTACTED OWNER OF N6698Y WHO FLEW ANOTHER AIRCRAFT OUT TO PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT TO PICK HIM UP. MECHANICS ONCE AGAIN COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ANOTHER PILOT FLEW N6698Y FROM PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT TO RIVERSIDE AIRPORT WITH NO PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION FOUND CORRODED WIRE WHICH WAS REPLACED.