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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech F33C · Granby, CO · September 4, 2009

Date: September 4, 2009 · 15:00 local
Place: Granby, CO
Airport: Granby-Grand County
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N720DW
Reported as: Beech F33C
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 925 total725 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N720DWRegistered now · Beech F33CS/N CJ-30 · Built 1970 Airframe modelBeech F33C Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Flight departed longmount, CO (klmo) with destination of salt lake city, UT. Approx 40 min into the flight the pilot reported a loose engine cowling at ATC and declared an emergency with denver center. Pilot requested to land at nearest airport. ATC advised him that grandby, CO (kgnb) was closest, pilot requested vectors and turn to the heading denver center gave him. Denver center informed N720DW through a relay with an ai carrier that grandy (kgnb) was notamed closed and gave pilot another option of kremmling, CO which was approx 25 miles away. Pilot requested to continue to Granby. Denver center contacted Granby airport manager and determin that 2500 feet were available. Pilot continued to Granby and landed without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT DEPARTED LONGMOUNT, CO (KLMO) WITH DESTINATION OF SALT LAKE CITY, UT. APPROX 40 MIN INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED A LOOSE ENGINE COWLING AT ATC AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH DENVER CENTER. PILOT REQUESTED TO LAND AT NEAREST AIRPORT. ATC ADVISED HIM THAT GRANDBY, CO (KGNB) WAS CLOSEST, PILOT REQUESTED VECTORS AND TURN TO THE HEADING DENVER CENTER GAVE HIM. DENVER CENTER INFORMED N720DW THROUGH A RELAY WITH AN AI CARRIER THAT GRANDY (KGNB) WAS NOTAMED CLOSED AND GAVE PILOT ANOTHER OPTION OF KREMMLING, CO WHICH WAS APPROX 25 MILES AWAY. PILOT REQUESTED TO CONTINUE TO GRANBY. DENVER CENTER CONTACTED GRANBY AIRPORT MANAGER AND DETERMIN THAT 2500 FEET WERE AVAILABLE. PILOT CONTINUED TO GRANBY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.