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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech N35 · Baxter Springs, KS · April 13, 2010

Date
April 13, 2010 · 10:50 local
Place
Baxter Springs, KS
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9440Y
Reported as
Beech N35
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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.

Incident # INC000000184117ON 4/13/2010 the aircraft experienced a catastrophic engine failure. Investigation revealed the restraining nuts on number 4 cylinder had backed off allowing the cylinder to be released from the engine, allowing the connecting rod to destroy the engine case.

As the FAA filed it

INCIDENT # INC000000184117ON 4/13/2010 THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RESTRAINING NUTS ON NUMBER 4 CYLINDER HAD BACKED OFF ALLOWING THE CYLINDER TO BE RELEASED FROM THE ENGINE, ALLOWING THE CONNECTING ROD TO DESTROY THE ENGINE CASE.