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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Oskaloosa, KS · August 5, 2007

Date: August 5, 2007 · 09:27 local
Place: Oskaloosa, KS
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N123SN
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO550B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 426 total155 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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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 N123SN departed stockton, KS (OS2) enroute to lawrence, KS (lwc). During descent into lwc the pilot reported a loud bang followed by vibration and oil on the windshield. Shortly thereafter smoke started coming from the engine compartment and into the cockpit. The pilot secured the engine. The aircraft made a forced landing without incident onto highway 92 approximately 2 miles west of Oskaloosa, KS.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N123SN DEPARTED STOCKTON, KS (OS2) ENROUTE TO LAWRENCE, KS (LWC). DURING DESCENT INTO LWC THE PILOT REPORTED A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION AND OIL ON THE WINDSHIELD. SHORTLY THEREAFTER SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND INTO THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT ONTO HIGHWAY 92 APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WEST OF OSKALOOSA, KS.