20021215036159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Laurins, SC · December 15, 2002

Date: December 15, 2002 · 11:08 local
Place: Laurins, SC
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N12MB
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA03LA028
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO550B
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,480 total740 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N12MBRegistration cancelled Aug 18, 2009 · Beech A36S/N E-2371 · Built 1987 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft departed gsp on an IFR flight plan to chs. At about 15 miles southeast of the gsp the pilot reported losing engine power and fuel leaking from the top engine cowling. The pilot performed an emergency landing in a field of small pine trees. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the four persons on board were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GSP ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO CHS. AT ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE GSP THE PILOT REPORTED LOSING ENGINE POWER AND FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP ENGINE COWLING. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD OF SMALL PINE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED.

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 MIA03LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLaurens, SCImproper maintenance and inspection of the airplane by other maintenance personnel, and their failure to install the fuel line support after maintenance had been completed, which resulted in the introduction of vibrational loads and the in-flight separation…Dec 15, 2002 · Substantial damage