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FAA incident report · Beech V35A · Block Island, RI · August 20, 2007

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Date
August 20, 2007 · 16:25 local
Place
Block Island, RI
Airport
Block Island State
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6247V
Reported as
Beech V35A
Reported engine
Continental IO520BB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,200 total3,500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N6247VRegistered now · Beech V35AS/N D-8614 · Built 1967Airframe modelBeech V35AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N6247, Beechcraft bonanza, BE-35-V35A, 08/20/2007, at 16:25 departed runway 10 at Block Island airport in rhode Island (bid) and became airborne. At an altitude of approximately 300 feet the engine lost power. When the engine quit at approximately 300 feet the pilot attempted to get the aircraft back down on the centerline of the runway before running off the end of the short 2,500 foot runway. The pilot was performing a high performance takeoff procedure as he had done many times in the past. Unfortunately after losing power immediately after takeoff the landing gear was on its way up and since it was not completely down during the landing it folded up during the landing. Inspector's statement: due to the circumstances involved the pilot did an excellent job getting the aircraft back down on the runway without seriously damaging the aircraft or himself. The engine was overhauled and installed in 1991. The engine has a total of 900 hours since major overhaul. The engine was overhauled at the teledyne Continental facility in 1991. The engine has been installed for approximately sixteen years and is past its recommended calendar limit but is not past its recommended tbo in hours. Since the aircraft is on an Island it will be disassembled and shipped back to new york for repairs. The engine has been inspected but due to the sudden stoppage cannot be run. Damage to the aircraft includes a dent in the right wing leading edge, nose gear doors bent, ten inches of the propeller tips are bent back, the engine exhaust pipes are bent, and some minor belly skin damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N6247, BEECHCRAFT BONANZA, BE-35-V35A, 08/20/2007, AT 16:25 DEPARTED RUNWAY 10 AT BLOCK ISLAND AIRPORT IN RHODE ISLAND (BID) AND BECAME AIRBORNE. AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET THE ENGINE LOST POWER. WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE SHORT 2,500 FOOT RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A HIGH PERFORMANCE TAKEOFF PROCEDURE AS HE HAD DONE MANY TIMES IN THE PAST. UNFORTUNATELY AFTER LOSING POWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF THE LANDING GEAR WAS ON ITS WAY UP AND SINCE IT WAS NOT COMPLETELY DOWN DURING THE LANDING IT FOLDED UP DURING THE LANDING. INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT: DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVED THE PILOT DID AN EXCELLENT JOB GETTING THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN ON THE RUNWAY WITHOUT SERIOUSLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT OR HIMSELF. THE ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED AND INSTALLED IN 1991. THE ENGINE HAS A TOTAL OF 900 HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL. THE ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED AT THE TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL FACILITY IN 1991. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN INSTALLED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIXTEEN YEARS AND IS PAST ITS RECOMMENDED CALENDAR LIMIT BUT IS NOT PAST ITS RECOMMENDED TBO IN HOURS. SINCE THE AIRCRAFT IS ON AN ISLAND IT WILL BE DISASSEMBLED AND SHIPPED BACK TO NEW YORK FOR REPAIRS. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BUT DUE TO THE SUDDEN STOPPAGE CANNOT BE RUN. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDES A DENT IN THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, NOSE GEAR DOORS BENT, TEN INCHES OF THE PROPELLER TIPS ARE BENT BACK, THE ENGINE EXHAUST PIPES ARE BENT, AND SOME MINOR BELLY SKIN DAMAGE.