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FAA incident report · Beech F33 · Osage Beach, MO · August 12, 2009

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Date
August 12, 2009 · 10:45 local
Place
Osage Beach, MO
Airport
Grand Glaize- Osage Beach
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N3866A
Reported as
Beech F33
Reported engine
Continental IO520BB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
472 total31 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days
N3866ARegistered now · Beech F33S/N CD-1236 · Built 1969Airframe modelBeech F33Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On Wednesday, August 12, 2009, around 10:00 CDT, aircraft departed jefferson city, Missouri (jef) enroute to joplin, Missouri (jln). Pilot stated "on climb out at approximately 1500 feet a mild loss of power was experienced." While in cruise flight, after reaching his assigned altitude of 6000 feet, a slower than normal cruise operating speed was noted. An attempt to "adjust power to the plane" to increase aircraft speed was unsuccessful. Shortly thereafter, the pilot noticed a decreased fuel flow and decided to return to jef. However, "power continued to decrease (SIC)" and a decision by the pilot was made not to attempt to return to jef, but instead to land at the nearest airport. Pilot declared an emergency and landed on runway 32 at Grand glaze airport (K15), in Osage Beach, Missouri. Other than accumulating several leaves in the inboard landing gear doors (from trees located on airport approach to runway 32), the aircraft landed without incident. Incident # ICE052009022 is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2009, AROUND 10:00 CDT, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI (JEF) ENROUTE TO JOPLIN, MISSOURI (JLN). PILOT STATED "ON CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET A MILD LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPERIENCED." WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, AFTER REACHING HIS ASSIGNED ALTITUDE OF 6000 FEET, A SLOWER THAN NORMAL CRUISE OPERATING SPEED WAS NOTED. AN ATTEMPT TO "ADJUST POWER TO THE PLANE" TO INCREASE AIRCRAFT SPEED WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE PILOT NOTICED A DECREASED FUEL FLOW AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO JEF. HOWEVER, "POWER CONTINUED TO DECREASE (SIC)" AND A DECISION BY THE PILOT WAS MADE NOT TO ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO JEF, BUT INSTEAD TO LAND AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AT GRAND GLAZE AIRPORT (K15), IN OSAGE BEACH, MISSOURI. OTHER THAN ACCUMULATING SEVERAL LEAVES IN THE INBOARD LANDING GEAR DOORS (FROM TREES LOCATED ON AIRPORT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32), THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INCIDENT # ICE052009022 IS CLOSED.