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FAA incident report · Beech 58TC · Laurel, MT · April 2, 2008

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Date
April 2, 2008 · 15:11 local
Place
Laurel, MT
Airport
Laurel Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N1896L
Reported as
Beech 58TC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,508 total2,478 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N1896LRegistered now · Beech 58TCS/N TK-16 · Built 1976Airframe modelBeech 58TCEngine modelContinental TSIO-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) On April 2, 2008, at 1511 MDT, a Beech 58T, N1896L, registered to the pilot privacy data omitted chevrolet oldsmobile pontiac gmc truck, was flying from Colorado springs, Colorado, to great falls, Montana, when his left hand engine started to run rough at 16,000 feet. The aircraft was located approximately 50 miles sw of billings, MT when the pilot feathered the left hand engine and prop. Prior to the left hand engine being shutdown the aircraft had flown for about three hours with no in-flight problems. The certificated pilot notified billings, Montana, air traffic control tower of his condition and diverted to Laurel, Montana, to land. At that time the pilot's right hand engine, that was previously running good, also started to run rough. He landed the aircraft without further incident and sustained no injuries or aircraft damage. No attempt was made to restart the left hand engine in-flight after it was shut down and no fuel flow flucuations were noted. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan under part 91 had been filed. See additional comments on attached page.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 2, 2008, AT 1511 MDT, A BEECH 58T, N1896L, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE PONTIAC GMC TRUCK, WAS FLYING FROM COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, TO GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, WHEN HIS LEFT HAND ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AT 16,000 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES SW OF BILLINGS, MT WHEN THE PILOT FEATHERED THE LEFT HAND ENGINE AND PROP. PRIOR TO THE LEFT HAND ENGINE BEING SHUTDOWN THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS WITH NO IN-FLIGHT PROBLEMS. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT NOTIFIED BILLINGS, MONTANA, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER OF HIS CONDITION AND DIVERTED TO LAUREL, MONTANA, TO LAND. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT'S RIGHT HAND ENGINE, THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY RUNNING GOOD, ALSO STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES OR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RESTART THE LEFT HAND ENGINE IN-FLIGHT AFTER IT WAS SHUT DOWN AND NO FUEL FLOW FLUCUATIONS WERE NOTED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN UNDER PART 91 HAD BEEN FILED. SEE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON ATTACHED PAGE.