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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech G35 · Willapa Harbor, WA · July 7, 2008

Date: July 7, 2008 · 18:30 local
Place: Willapa Harbor, WA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4518D
Reported as: Beech G35
Reported engine: Continental E225*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total1,000 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N4518DRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2012 · Beech G35S/N D-4682 · Built 1956 Airframe modelBeech G35 Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Performed on site inspection coordinated with NTSB. Pilot told FAA engine failed at 6K feet cruise altitude. Pilot declared emergency and landed gear up in field. One pilot and two passengers exited aircraft no injuries. On site investigation revealed large hole in engine case. Two connectiong rods with lots of metal from engine case in cowling. No structural damage evident. Contacted NTSB and NTSB determined no accident just incident. NTSB released aircraft to owner/operator. Incident investigation complete. Debriefed sea FSDO manager.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PERFORMED ON SITE INSPECTION COORDINATED WITH NTSB. PILOT TOLD FAA ENGINE FAILED AT 6K FEET CRUISE ALTITUDE. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED GEAR UP IN FIELD. ONE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS EXITED AIRCRAFT NO INJURIES. ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED LARGE HOLE IN ENGINE CASE. TWO CONNECTIONG RODS WITH LOTS OF METAL FROM ENGINE CASE IN COWLING. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE EVIDENT. CONTACTED NTSB AND NTSB DETERMINED NO ACCIDENT JUST INCIDENT. NTSB RELEASED AIRCRAFT TO OWNER/OPERATOR. INCIDENT INVESTIGATION COMPLETE. DEBRIEFED SEA FSDO MANAGER.