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FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Ellenville, NY · October 21, 2006

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Date
October 21, 2006 · 12:30 local
Place
Ellenville, NY
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4096A
Reported as
Beech V35B
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N4096ARegistration cancelled Jan 18, 2008 · Beech V35BS/N D-9118 · Built 1970Airframe modelBeech V35BEngine 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) Pilot went up with flight instructor to do his biannual flight review about 5 miles west of the airport (N89). After completing maneuvers of steep powered turns, slow turns, and low powered stalls, the engine started running rough and losing power. They immediately started back for the airport. They tried to lower the gear, but it would not go down. They tried lowering the gear manually. After circling with partial power the power quit. While approaching to land, another aircraft was lined up to land in the opposite direction. While planning to do s turns, the other aircraft which did not land climbed out towards them. They banked to get away from the other aircraft, and with wind conditions, and engine condition, they were unable to get back to the runway, and so landed in a cornfield adjacent to and approximately 100 yards from the runway. At site all three gears were up. The fuel tanks were close to full. The fuel sumps were checked for water/contamination and found none. The landing gear operation was found to be normal. Another prop was installed on the engine, and power run operation was found to be normal.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WENT UP WITH FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO DO HIS BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT (N89). AFTER COMPLETING MANEUVERS OF STEEP POWERED TURNS, SLOW TURNS, AND LOW POWERED STALLS, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOSING POWER. THEY IMMEDIATELY STARTED BACK FOR THE AIRPORT. THEY TRIED TO LOWER THE GEAR, BUT IT WOULD NOT GO DOWN. THEY TRIED LOWERING THE GEAR MANUALLY. AFTER CIRCLING WITH PARTIAL POWER THE POWER QUIT. WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND, ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAS LINED UP TO LAND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WHILE PLANNING TO DO S TURNS, THE OTHER AIRCRAFT WHICH DID NOT LAND CLIMBED OUT TOWARDS THEM. THEY BANKED TO GET AWAY FROM THE OTHER AIRCRAFT, AND WITH WIND CONDITIONS, AND ENGINE CONDITION, THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET BACK TO THE RUNWAY, AND SO LANDED IN A CORNFIELD ADJACENT TO AND APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY. AT SITE ALL THREE GEARS WERE UP. THE FUEL TANKS WERE CLOSE TO FULL. THE FUEL SUMPS WERE CHECKED FOR WATER/CONTAMINATION AND FOUND NONE. THE LANDING GEAR OPERATION WAS FOUND TO BE NORMAL. ANOTHER PROP WAS INSTALLED ON THE ENGINE, AND POWER RUN OPERATION WAS FOUND TO BE NORMAL.

Other reports on N4096A · 2

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

Incident 19781108022329ILevel Off Touchdown · Seminole, OKPilot unable to extend gear before landing. Retraction arm in actuator box was not properly engaged.Nov 8, 1978 · Minor damageAccident 19770320007679ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Lubbock, TXMar 20, 1977 · Substantial damage