# Incident 20181010019679I: Beech 35-C33, Cape Girardeau, MO, October 10, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2018, 17:50 local time
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Airport: Cape Girardeau Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2253° N, 89.5708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE GIRARDEAU RGNL (CGI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2253&lon=-89.5708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N829T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N829T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33 (registry code 1151408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-C33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181010019679I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 25 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI. HE CHECKED THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAGE AND SAW THE PRESSURE DROPPING TOWARDS THE BOTTOM END OF THE GREEN ARC. HE COMMUNICATED WITH MEMPHIS CENTER THEY HAD A PROBLEM, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND ASKED TO DIVERT BACK TO CAPE GIRARDEAU AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS THEY POSITIONED THEMSELVES FOR A HIGH LEFT BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 28, THE ENGINE FAILED COMPLETELY AND SOME SMOKE STARTED TO ENTER THE COCKPIT, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO REDUCE THE SMOKE BY CLOSING THE AIR VENTS. THEY WERE ABLE TO LOWER THE GEAR NORMALLY AND LANDED ON THE RUNWAY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER COMPLICATIONS.

INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A BROKEN HOSE ASSEMBLY/OIL PRESSURE LINE RUNNING FROM THE ENGINE CASING TO THE COCKPIT OIL PRESSURE GAGE. THIS PART IS LISTED IN BEECHCRAFT PARTS MANUAL AS PART.NO. AN6270-2-12-1/2 WHICH APPLIES TO THIS AIRCRAFT?S SER. NO. CD-821.

THE METAL ATTACHMENT FITTING ON THE HOSE END THAT ATTACHES TO THE ENGINE CASING WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM THE FLEXIBLE RUBBER HOSE ALLOWING THE ENGINE OIL TO BE PUMPED OUT OF THE ENGINE AND OUT THE AFT LOWER ENGINE COWLING CAUSING THE SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE. FRESH OIL WAS OBSERVED STREAMING BACK BEGINNING AT THE AFT LOWER ENGINE COWLING ALL ALONG THE UNDERSIDE OF THE EMPENNAGE.

THERE WAS DAMAGE AND AN EXIT HOLE AT THE TOP LEFT CENTER PORTION OF THE MAIN ENGINE CASING. THE TOP LEFT FORWARD ENGINE COWLING INTAKE AND THE BACK OF ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE FROM THE EXITING ENGINE PIECES. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE CASING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NO FURTHER DAMAGE OF THE AIRFRAME WAS OBSERVED OR NOTED.

THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE LOGBOOKS WERE LOCATED WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE CURRENT ENGINE TACHOMETER INDICATED 3278.52 HOURS. THE ENGINE TOTAL TIME IS CALCULATED AS 762.42 HOURS SINCE FACTORY RE-MANUFACTURE. THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE LOGBOOK RECORDED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON 7/10/18. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A STANDARD AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE ISSUED OCTOBER 1, 1975 ON BOARD IN ADDITION TO AN AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE THAT INDICATED AN EXPIRATION DATE OF DECEMBER 31, 2019.

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- [Incident 20250918015339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250918015339I), Sep 18, 2025: Beech 35-C33 (N829T), Brooksville, FL, Minor damage. Pilot stated aircraft was running rough and requested to return to departure airfield. While returning to departure airfield pilot stated the prop RPM…
- [Accident 20150719014499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150719014499A), Jul 19, 2015: Beech 35-C33 (N829T), Wilmington, NC, Substantial damage. N829T departed 03NC airport on the way to ilm to practice touch and gos on the first flight after annual inspection. Upon departure the pilot reported…

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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