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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Olathe, KS · July 11, 2008

Date: July 11, 2008 · 18:07 local
Place: Olathe, KS
Airport: New Century Aircenter
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7243E
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO520A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,089 total750 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N7243ERegistered now · Beech A36S/N E421 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine 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) On July 11, 2008, around 1745 CDT, aircraft departed for leavenworth, Kansas (flv), enroute to dallas, Texas (dal). Pilot states the during climb-out through 6500 feet the engine experienced "a large drop in RPM followed by a large thump sound, 'followed by "smoke pouring out of the cowling and into the cabin." An emergency landing was accomplished on runway 18 at New Century Aircenter (ixd), new Century, Kansas, without incident. Inspection revealed several large fractures in the engine case, located above the connecting rods for the #5 an #6 cylinders. Debris exiting the engine case broke both magnetos off at their base. There was no damage to the airframe. This incident privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 11, 2008, AROUND 1745 CDT, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FOR LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS (FLV), ENROUTE TO DALLAS, TEXAS (DAL). PILOT STATES THE DURING CLIMB-OUT THROUGH 6500 FEET THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED "A LARGE DROP IN RPM FOLLOWED BY A LARGE THUMP SOUND, 'FOLLOWED BY "SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE COWLING AND INTO THE CABIN." AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON RUNWAY 18 AT NEW CENTURY AIRCENTER (IXD), NEW CENTURY, KANSAS, WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERAL LARGE FRACTURES IN THE ENGINE CASE, LOCATED ABOVE THE CONNECTING RODS FOR THE #5 AN #6 CYLINDERS. DEBRIS EXITING THE ENGINE CASE BROKE BOTH MAGNETOS OFF AT THEIR BASE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. THIS INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^