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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Neodesha, KS · July 29, 2014

Date: July 29, 2014 · 11:55 local
Place: Neodesha, KS
Airport: Neodesha Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N84AK
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total75 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N84AKRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-1167 · Built 1977 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot departed shreveport downtown airport, la (kdtn), bound for lincoln airport, NE (klnk). After making a fuel stop at coffeeville airport, KS (kcfv) he departed again for his final destination . Upon reaching his cruise altitude of 6,000 MSL, the left engine cowling opened. The pilot chose to divert to the Neodesha airport, KS (2K7) and land. The pilot landed the aircraft without first extending the landing gear causing minor damage the keel, flaps and propeller of the aircraft. The pilot and four passengers were uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT DEPARTED SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN AIRPORT, LA (KDTN), BOUND FOR LINCOLN AIRPORT, NE (KLNK). AFTER MAKING A FUEL STOP AT COFFEEVILLE AIRPORT, KS (KCFV) HE DEPARTED AGAIN FOR HIS FINAL DESTINATION . UPON REACHING HIS CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 6,000 MSL, THE LEFT ENGINE COWLING OPENED. THE PILOT CHOSE TO DIVERT TO THE NEODESHA AIRPORT, KS (2K7) AND LAND. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FIRST EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE THE KEEL, FLAPS AND PROPELLER OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.