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FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Willis, TX · July 1, 2003

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Date
July 1, 2003 · 17:53 local
Place
Willis, TX
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N342S
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,700 total4,500 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days
N342SRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-189 · Built 1969Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Approximately 10 minutes after take off from "cxo" the pilot noted that the engine oil pressure was falling to "0" at a steady rate. The pilot notified ATC and turned back to "cxo" at that time the engine stopped and the pilot landed in a cow field approximately 6 miles northwest of Willis TX. During the landing, the nose landing gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest. The pilot and two passengers deplaned with no injuries. Investigation found that the oil filter had come off during flight and all engine oil had been pumped overboard. The oil filter was found still safetied but with no thread engagement of the threaded coupling into casting. The engine had approximately 80 hour's TSO and this was the first flight after an engine oil and filter change. There is no evidence that Continental service bulletin 94--2 had been accomplished to prevent this from occurring. This service bulletin needs to be converted into an airworthiness directive to prevent future occurrences. A safety recommendation is to be proposed by this inspector.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF FROM "CXO" THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS FALLING TO "0" AT A STEADY RATE. THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC AND TURNED BACK TO "CXO" AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE PILOT LANDED IN A COW FIELD APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILLIS TX. DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS DEPLANED WITH NO INJURIES. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE OIL FILTER HAD COME OFF DURING FLIGHT AND ALL ENGINE OIL HAD BEEN PUMPED OVERBOARD. THE OIL FILTER WAS FOUND STILL SAFETIED BUT WITH NO THREAD ENGAGEMENT OF THE THREADED COUPLING INTO CASTING. THE ENGINE HAD APPROXIMATELY 80 HOUR'S TSO AND THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER AN ENGINE OIL AND FILTER CHANGE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT CONTINENTAL SERVICE BULLETIN 94--2 HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN NEEDS TO BE CONVERTED INTO AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCES. A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION IS TO BE PROPOSED BY THIS INSPECTOR.