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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech N35 · Dallesport, WA · June 7, 2010

Date: June 7, 2010 · 10:00 local
Place: Dallesport, WA
Airport: Columbia Gorge Regional/The Dalles
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N931B
Reported as: Beech N35
Reported engine: Continental I0-470
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 236 total60 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N931BRegistered now · Beech N35S/N D-6792 · Built 1961 Airframe modelBeech N35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed rwy 30 at the Dalles airport for bfr and experienced total engine failure 10 minutes after takeoff while heading east. Pilot turned back and landed short of airport on highway 14 in Washington. No damage to airplane and no injuries to pilot and passenger. Engine had top overhaul 1.8 hours prior and was second flight after maintenance of engine. Nr 2 piston found broken off in cylinder and nr 2 rod thrown through top of engine case.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 30 AT THE DALLES AIRPORT FOR BFR AND EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE HEADING EAST. PILOT TURNED BACK AND LANDED SHORT OF AIRPORT ON HIGHWAY 14 IN WASHINGTON. NO DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE AND NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER. ENGINE HAD TOP OVERHAUL 1.8 HOURS PRIOR AND WAS SECOND FLIGHT AFTER MAINTENANCE OF ENGINE. NR 2 PISTON FOUND BROKEN OFF IN CYLINDER AND NR 2 ROD THROWN THROUGH TOP OF ENGINE CASE.

Other reports on N931B · 1

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

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