20031117031949I

Incident

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Lumberton, NC · November 17, 2003

Date
November 17, 2003 · 13:10 local
Place
Lumberton, NC
Airport
Lumberton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6677Y
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO550B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) According to the PIC and SIC statements at 3500 feet the aircraft was subject to sudden power and engine noise change. Crew coordination procedures were performed to find the fault of the power loss and engine noise change. Crew coordination procedures allowed both of them to check engine instruments and re-attempt an aircraft start; simultaneously, they performed aircraft emergency procedures. A total engine loss was identified and re-attempt to start failed. At approximately 2000' the PIC prepared the aircraft ofr the off airport landing. The aircraft touched down in a just plowed corn field with no damage to aircraft or passengers. Engine tagged with FAA form 8020-2 (aircraft/parts identification and release) for further engine analysis.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PIC AND SIC STATEMENTS AT 3500 FEET THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBJECT TO SUDDEN POWER AND ENGINE NOISE CHANGE. CREW COORDINATION PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED TO FIND THE FAULT OF THE POWER LOSS AND ENGINE NOISE CHANGE. CREW COORDINATION PROCEDURES ALLOWED BOTH OF THEM TO CHECK ENGINE INSTRUMENTS AND RE-ATTEMPT AN AIRCRAFT START; SIMULTANEOUSLY, THEY PERFORMED AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. A TOTAL ENGINE LOSS WAS IDENTIFIED AND RE-ATTEMPT TO START FAILED. AT APPROXIMATELY 2000' THE PIC PREPARED THE AIRCRAFT OFR THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A JUST PLOWED CORN FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR PASSENGERS. ENGINE TAGGED WITH FAA FORM 8020-2 (AIRCRAFT/PARTS IDENTIFICATION AND RELEASE) FOR FURTHER ENGINE ANALYSIS.

Other reports on N6677Y · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.