# Incident 20041229033389I: Beech A36, December 29, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2004, 17:35 local time
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7356° N, 93.0989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7356&lon=-93.0989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N920GL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05IA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041229033389I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 17, 2004, AT 1735 CST A BEECHCRAFT, MODEL A-36, N920GL, WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THE ATP RATED PILOT LANDED IN A MUDDY FIELD WHERE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLL OUT. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. EXAMINATION OF THE CONTINENTAL IO-550-B ENGINE BY THE PILOT REVEALED A HOLE IN THE CRANKCASE NEAR #2 CYLINDER.

## 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 DFW05IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05IA048), Dec 29, 2004: Beech A36 (N920GL), Natchitoches, LA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to pre-ignition and detonation. Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing and the unapproved installation of a turbocharger.

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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