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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 35-C33 · Naples, FL · March 26, 2016

Date: March 26, 2016 · 15:55 local
Place: Naples, FL
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2781T
Reported as: Beech 35-C33
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,100 total340 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N2781TRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Beech 35-C33S/N CD-1096 · Built 1967 Airframe modelBeech 35-C33 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.

A Beech 35-C33 registered as N2718T enroute from lagrange ga (klgc) to Naples FL (kapf) was receiving vectors for landing at kapf when the pilot heard a loud bang followed by violent vibrations in the engine area. The pilot reduced power to the engine in an effort to lower the effect of vibrations on the aircraft. The pilot made a determination that it would not be possible to land at kapf and an off field location was selected. The pilot explained he did not elect to place the gear down on the aircraft in the hope of a shorter landing roll and landed the aircraft on a road north east of kapf. The pilot and 3 other occupants exited the aircraft uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

A BEECH 35-C33 REGISTERED AS N2718T ENROUTE FROM LAGRANGE GA (KLGC) TO NAPLES FL (KAPF) WAS RECEIVING VECTORS FOR LANDING AT KAPF WHEN THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY VIOLENT VIBRATIONS IN THE ENGINE AREA. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER TO THE ENGINE IN AN EFFORT TO LOWER THE EFFECT OF VIBRATIONS ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT MADE A DETERMINATION THAT IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO LAND AT KAPF AND AN OFF FIELD LOCATION WAS SELECTED. THE PILOT EXPLAINED HE DID NOT ELECT TO PLACE THE GEAR DOWN ON THE AIRCRAFT IN THE HOPE OF A SHORTER LANDING ROLL AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A ROAD NORTH EAST OF KAPF. THE PILOT AND 3 OTHER OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.