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FAA incident report · Beech 23 · Milledgeville, GA · September 23, 2012

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Date
September 23, 2012 · 12:15 local
Place
Milledgeville, GA
Airport
Baldwin County
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8741M
Reported as
Beech 23
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
728 total401 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N8741MRegistered now · Beech 23S/N M-529 · Built 1963Airframe modelBeech 23Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 09/23/2012 approximately around 1050AM EDT aircraft registration N8741M a Beechcraft BE-23 departed kennesaw ga (kryy) on route to Milledgeville ga (kmlj). The aircraft was routed over hartsfield/jackson atlanta airport (katl) then direct to Milledgeville (kmlj). The pilot reported that when he was released from atl approach the aircraft was approximately 5,500 ft. when the aircraft was approximately 12 mile from destination the aircraft was put in a slow descent approximately 200 to 300 ft /min engine set at 2000 RPM direct to the airport runway 10. Approximately 4 miles from destination pilot applied power but no response. Pilot attempted to regain power by changing fuel tanks, applying carb heat and restarting engine no response. Aircraft landed short of runway 10 at kmlj upon touchdown aircraft pulled to the right across the field to the bank at the end of runway taxiway where the right hand main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft came to a stop on the end of runway taxi way. On 09/26/2012 atlanta inspectors watched the aircraft engine performance run inspected engine for visual signs that may lead to loss of power. No evidence was found that the engine mechanically failed. Upon interviewing the pilot no carb heat was applied during the descent only when he realized that the engine did not respond to throttle and mixture inputs.

As the FAA filed it

ON 09/23/2012 APPROXIMATELY AROUND 1050AM EDT AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION N8741M A BEECHCRAFT BE-23 DEPARTED KENNESAW GA (KRYY) ON ROUTE TO MILLEDGEVILLE GA (KMLJ). THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROUTED OVER HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA AIRPORT (KATL) THEN DIRECT TO MILLEDGEVILLE (KMLJ). THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE WAS RELEASED FROM ATL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,500 FT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 12 MILE FROM DESTINATION THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUT IN A SLOW DESCENT APPROXIMATELY 200 TO 300 FT /MIN ENGINE SET AT 2000 RPM DIRECT TO THE AIRPORT RUNWAY 10. APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES FROM DESTINATION PILOT APPLIED POWER BUT NO RESPONSE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN POWER BY CHANGING FUEL TANKS, APPLYING CARB HEAT AND RESTARTING ENGINE NO RESPONSE. AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 10 AT KMLJ UPON TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE RIGHT ACROSS THE FIELD TO THE BANK AT THE END OF RUNWAY TAXIWAY WHERE THE RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE END OF RUNWAY TAXI WAY.ON 09/26/2012 ATLANTA INSPECTORS WATCHED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE PERFORMANCE RUN INSPECTED ENGINE FOR VISUAL SIGNS THAT MAY LEAD TO LOSS OF POWER. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE MECHANICALLY FAILED. UPON INTERVIEWING THE PILOT NO CARB HEAT WAS APPLIED DURING THE DESCENT ONLY WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE AND MIXTURE INPUTS.