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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Grainfield, KS · May 22, 2009

Date: May 22, 2009 · 12:15 local
Place: Grainfield, KS
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3236V
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO550*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,380 total300 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N3236VRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-2271 · Built 1985 Airframe modelBeech A36

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What happened

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

(-23) The aircaft was enroute from wichita, KS. (Bec) to colby, KS (cbk). During cruise, the pilot experienced a gyro warning light indicating the instrument pressure pump failed. Later in the flight, the pilot experienced a light oil film on aircraft windshield followed by zero oil pressure and a loud bang. The engine seized shortly after. Pilot conducted a forced landing in a field near Grainfield, KS. Damage to the aircraft consited of the left magneto mount castings broken and the magneto loosely positioned on top of the left engine aft cylinders. There was no other visible damage to the aircraft. No reported injuries. The aircraft was transported via trailer to a maintenance facility at oakley, KS airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM WICHITA, KS. (BEC) TO COLBY, KS (CBK). DURING CRUISE, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A GYRO WARNING LIGHT INDICATING THE INSTRUMENT PRESSURE PUMP FAILED. LATER IN THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LIGHT OIL FILM ON AIRCRAFT WINDSHIELD FOLLOWED BY ZERO OIL PRESSURE AND A LOUD BANG. THE ENGINE SEIZED SHORTLY AFTER. PILOT CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR GRAINFIELD, KS. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSITED OF THE LEFT MAGNETO MOUNT CASTINGS BROKEN AND THE MAGNETO LOOSELY POSITIONED ON TOP OF THE LEFT ENGINE AFT CYLINDERS. THERE WAS NO OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSPORTED VIA TRAILER TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT OAKLEY, KS AIRPORT.

Other reports on N3236V · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20091220052869ILanding: Touchdown · Wichita, KSPilot was operating in the traffic pattern at kbec conducting a pleasure flight and maintaining night currency. On the third landing pilot claims to have been distracted with traffic at mcconnell air force base while he was in his downwind leg of the traffic…Dec 20, 2009 · Minor damage