20040501008619I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Maitland, MO · May 1, 2004

Date: May 1, 2004 · 08:55 local
Place: Maitland, MO
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N77QQ
Reported as: Beech V35B
Reported engine: Continental IO520BB
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 832 total280 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N77QQRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D10251 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 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) Aircraft departed minneapolis, Minnesota (ane) around 07:00 CDT, enroute to topeka, Kansas, (foe), on an IFR flight plan. Pilot states that around 08:45 CDT, while in cruise flight, the aircraft developed a vibration, followed shortly by a loud "bang", emanating from the engine. Vibratiion increased as the #2 cylinder departed the aircraft, damaging the LH cowl and impacting the LH wing leading edge around the fuel filler opening. An emergency landing was accomplished on highway 113, two miles south of Maitland, Missouri, without incident. Wings were removed and aircraft was trailered to Kansas city, Missouri (mkc) for inspection and repair. No definitive cause of engine malfunction at this time. Number 2 cylinder/piston assembly not available for inspection. Powerplant to be shipped to FAA certificated repair station for complete teardown inspection. This incident privacy data omitted is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (ANE) AROUND 07:00 CDT, ENROUTE TO TOPEKA, KANSAS, (FOE), ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. PILOT STATES THAT AROUND 08:45 CDT, WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A VIBRATION, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY A LOUD "BANG", EMANATING FROM THE ENGINE. VIBRATIION INCREASED AS THE #2 CYLINDER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, DAMAGING THE LH COWL AND IMPACTING THE LH WING LEADING EDGE AROUND THE FUEL FILLER OPENING. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON HIGHWAY 113, TWO MILES SOUTH OF MAITLAND, MISSOURI, WITHOUT INCIDENT. WINGS WERE REMOVED AND AIRCRAFT WAS TRAILERED TO KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI (MKC) FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. NO DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. NUMBER 2 CYLINDER/PISTON ASSEMBLY NOT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. POWERPLANT TO BE SHIPPED TO FAA CERTIFICATED REPAIR STATION FOR COMPLETE TEARDOWN INSPECTION. THIS INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.