20021022031529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A23 · Farmington, AR · October 22, 2002

Date: October 22, 2002 · 18:00 local
Place: Farmington, AR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1451L
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW03LA023
Reported as: Beech A23

N1451LRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2013 · Beech A23S/N M-846 · Built 1965 Airframe modelBeech A23 Engine modelContinental IO-346 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On October 22, 2002, approximately 1800 central daylight time, a Beech A23 single-engine airplane, N1451L, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a partial loss of engine power during climb to cruise near Farmington, Arkansas. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 maintenance test flight. The local flight originated from a private airstrip near Farmington, approximately 1755. Preliminary information indicates that the pilot, who is a certificated airframe and power plant mechanic, had replaced the engine driven fuel pump and was performing a test flight for its replacement when the engine began to produce only partial power. The pilot initiated a forced landing to a field, and during the landing, the airplane touched down hard collapsing the main landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 22, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH A23 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N1451L, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE NEAR FARMINGTON, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR FARMINGTON, APPROXIMATELY 1755. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE PILOT, WHO IS A CERTIFICATED AIRFRAME AND POWER PLANT MECHANIC, HAD REPLACED THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AND WAS PERFORMING A TEST FLIGHT FOR ITS REPLACEMENT WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO PRODUCE ONLY PARTIAL POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD, AND DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD COLLAPSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.

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 FTW03LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFarmington, ARThe loss of engine power due to the failure of the mechanical fuel pump.Oct 22, 2002 · Substantial damage