20151030017839I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Dahinda, IL · October 30, 2015

Date: October 30, 2015 · 18:19 local
Place: Dahinda, IL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N111PF
Reported as: Beech V35B
Reported engine: Continental IO-550-B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,074 total68 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

N111PFRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-9300 · Built 1971 Airframe modelBeech V35B 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.

During cruise the pilot heard a loud sound followed by a shower of sparks and smoke from the engine area. The propeller seized and later windmilled during the descent. The pilot made a gear up emergency landing in a field causing only minor damage to the aircraft. Upon inspection there was a 5 inch hole in the top of the engine case between the number 1 and 4 cylinders. The right magneto was broken from its mount.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD SOUND FOLLOWED BY A SHOWER OF SPARKS AND SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE PROPELLER SEIZED AND LATER WINDMILLED DURING THE DESCENT. THE PILOT MADE A GEAR UP EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD CAUSING ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. UPON INSPECTION THERE WAS A 5 INCH HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CASE BETWEEN THE NUMBER 1 AND 4 CYLINDERS. THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS BROKEN FROM ITS MOUNT.

Other reports on N111PF · 1

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

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