20161007010819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Milholland Leonard E KELLY-D · Livingston, TX · October 7, 2016

Date: October 7, 2016 · 13:15 local
Place: Livingston, TX
Airport: Livingston
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N522LM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17LA015
Reported as: Milholland Leonard E KELLY-D
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 544 total544 in this make and model

N522LMRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2021 · Milholland Leonard E KELLY-DS/N 76 · Built 1992 Airframe modelMilholland Leonard E KELLY-D Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

During a return flight from 27XS, where the aircraft had been for an annual inspection, the aircraft experienced a sudden loss of engine power with no prior indications given. An engine restart was attempted with no success. A suitable landing area was selected because of the extensive distance to the destination airport. A landing was exicuted with the aircraft sustaining substancial damage to the lower regions.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A RETURN FLIGHT FROM 27XS, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH NO PRIOR INDICATIONS GIVEN. AN ENGINE RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED WITH NO SUCCESS. A SUITABLE LANDING AREA WAS SELECTED BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE DISTANCE TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. A LANDING WAS EXICUTED WITH THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINING SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER REGIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN17LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLivingston, TXA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Oct 7, 2016 · Substantial damage