# Incident 20030622012009I: Beech 95B55, Hyannis, MA, June 22, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2003, 14:45 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Airport: Barnstable Municipal-Boardman - Pol
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17655, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17655) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-55 (registry code 1152729, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030622012009I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF N17655 BE-55 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON TAKEOFF WHEN PASSENGER NOTICED OIL STREAKS ON THE LEFT ENGINE AFTER DEPARTING HYANNIS AT 1032EDT 6-22-03 DUE TO OIL LEAK THE ACFT RETURNED TO HYA. THE OIL FILLER CAP WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY, PILOT STATED HE HAD ADDED OIL PRIOR TO T/O. ACCORDING TO THE LINE PERSONNEL AT GRIFFIN MAINT. (145 REPAIR STATION) THE ENGINE WAS CLEANED AND RUN-UP PRIOR TO RESUMING THE TRIP HOME.

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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