# Accident 20170214002709A: Beech D55, Columbus, OH, February 14, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2017, 14:26 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Bolton Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9011° N, 83.1369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9011&lon=-83.1369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88EB-2017-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 16,300 total, 320 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170214002709A

## Narrative

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

FEB. 14, 2017 AT 1826 UTC, ON TAKEOFF FROM RWY 22 AT BOLTON FIELD (TZR), N88EB EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE AFTER ROTATION. ACCORDING TO PILOT INTERVIEWS AND STATEMENTS, WITH THE LANDING GEAR STILL IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION AND THE AIRSPEED DROPPED BELOW "BLUE LINE" ON THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING, COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND DAMAGING THE LEFT PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF THE RWY POINTING WITH A SLIGHT ANGLE TO THE RIGHT (<30 DEGREES). DURING FINAL INTERVIEW, PIC ADMITTED THAT THERE WERE A FEW SECONDS HESITATION BEFORE RECOGNIZING THE SITUATION.

OEM ENGINE REP EXAMINED LEFT ENGINE ON 3/15/2017, NO ANOMALIES NOTED.

SUBSEQUENT TO ACCIDENT EVENT, PIC SOUGHT OUT ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON HIS OWN PERTAINING TO ENGINE POWER LOSS SCENARIOS. PILOT ALSO VOLUNTEERED TO SERVE AS A SPEAKER FOR LOCAL FAA SAFETY TEAM FORUM REGARDING ENGINE LOSS ON MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN17LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA104), Feb 14, 2017: Beech D55 (N88EB), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of left engine power during takeoff and initial climb, which led to a hard landing in gusting crosswind conditions. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined…

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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