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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Beech E-55 · Pahokee, FL · May 25, 2018

Date: May 25, 2018 · 12:42 local
Place: Pahokee, FL
Airport: Palm Beach Co Glades
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N30WG
Reported as: Beech E-55
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,500 total75 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N30WGRegistered now · Beech E-55S/N TE-997 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBeech E-55 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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N30WG flight(IFR) from kmth to kgge 25/MAY/2018, part 91 ga

1. Aircraft departed kmth in VMC conditions at approximately 1140 hrs (l) on a northerly heading to pick up IFR clearance from miami ctr. Upon receiving clearance, conducted a normal cruise climb to 6000?.

2. While in cruise flight, deviating through weather, looked at the left engine cowling (1215 hrs)and noted the cowling was soaked with oil near the vicinity of the firewall. Noted oil pressure/temp was good and pilot elected to immediately secure the engine and requested assistance from Palm Beach TRACON. Pilot elected to fly into kphk as weather minimums were acceptable to conduct an approach from the south of the field.

3. At approx. 1245 hrs, pilot entered VMC conditions and cancelled IFR with Palm Beach, and conducted a single engine landing(without incident) at kphk airport. After landing, pilot called Palm Beach and notified that he had safely landed.

As the FAA filed it

N30WG FLIGHT(IFR) FROM KMTH TO KGGE 25/MAY/2018, PART 91 GA

1. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KMTH IN VMC CONDITIONS AT APPROXIMATELY 1140 HRS (L) ON A NORTHERLY HEADING TO PICK UP IFR CLEARANCE FROM MIAMI CTR. UPON RECEIVING CLEARANCE, CONDUCTED A NORMAL CRUISE CLIMB TO 6000?.

2. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, DEVIATING THROUGH WEATHER, LOOKED AT THE LEFT ENGINE COWLING (1215 HRS)AND NOTED THE COWLING WAS SOAKED WITH OIL NEAR THE VICINITY OF THE FIREWALL. NOTED OIL PRESSURE/TEMP WAS GOOD AND PILOT ELECTED TO IMMEDIATELY SECURE THE ENGINE AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM PALM BEACH TRACON. PILOT ELECTED TO FLY INTO KPHK AS WEATHER MINIMUMS WERE ACCEPTABLE TO CONDUCT AN APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH OF THE FIELD.

3. AT APPROX. 1245 HRS, PILOT ENTERED VMC CONDITIONS AND CANCELLED IFR WITH PALM BEACH, AND CONDUCTED A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING(WITHOUT INCIDENT) AT KPHK AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING, PILOT CALLED PALM BEACH AND NOTIFIED THAT HE HAD SAFELY LANDED.