# Accident 20030208001179A: Beech A23, Fortklamath, OR, February 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2003, 10:15 local time
- Place: Fortklamath, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7000° N, 122.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7000&lon=-122.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2392W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2392W-2006-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030208001179A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON FEBRUARY 8, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 1015 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A BEECH A23, N2392W, REGISTERED TO CASCADE WINGS LLC, OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING DESCENT. THE PILOT INITIATED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD NEAR FORT KLAMATH, OREGON. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM REDMOND, OREGON, ABOUT ONE HOUR AND 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS DESCENDING FOR LANDING TO CHILOQUIN STATE AIRPORT, CHILOQUIN, OREGON, WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO "SHUTTER." ABOUT 30-60 SECONDS LATER, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A TWO FOOT DEEP DITCH. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AND THE WINGS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.                                                                                                      (-23) N2329W, BEECH A23, DEPARTED RDM AT 0930 ENROUTE TO CHILOQUIN DEVELOPED ENGINE SHUTTERING AND STOPPAGE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD AND HIT A DRAINAGE DITCH, CAUSING LOSS OF NOSE LANDING GEAR AND BENT WING SPAR. CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE UNKNOWN. ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB AND THE NTSB ENGINE TEARDOWN REPORT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 SEA03FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA038), Feb 8, 2003: Beech A23 (N2392W), Fort Klamath, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the rod end cap from the connecting rod for an undetermined reason during the descent for landing. The ditch was a factor.

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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