# Incident 20161001019759I: Beech C17L, Salina, KS, October 1, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2016, 09:35 local time
- Place: Salina, KS
- Airport: Salina Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7906° N, 97.6522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINA RGNL (SLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7906&lon=-97.6522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15846, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15846) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C17L (registry code 1150518, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c17l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C17L
- Reported engine: JACOBS L4 /R755-7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,565 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161001019759I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT HAD JUST DEPARTED SALINA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND WAS CLIMBING OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 09:35 WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE LOOSING POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED TO LAND BACK AT THE AIRPORT WHEN A SUDDEN STOPPAGE OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH GEAR UP IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN  AIRPORT BOUNDARY. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT WHO WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT. THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS CLEARED BY TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE FAA TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT  BY GROUND BACK TO SLN AND BE STORED IN THE OWNERS HANGAR.

## Other reports on N15846 (2)

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

- [Incident 20030729019389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030729019389I), Jul 29, 2003: Beech C17L (N15846), Derby, KS, Minor damage. (-23) After landing a dust devil was encountered that caused the aircraft to ground loop and taxi into a cut wheat field. Minor damage was done to the landing…
- [Accident 19821016053269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821016053269A), Oct 16, 1982: Beech E17L (N15846), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Passenger door came open during takeoff, pilots attention diverted and lost directional control.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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