# Incident 20200502003489I: Beech D35, Gastonia, NC, May 2, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2020, 20:15 local time
- Place: Gastonia, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2621° N, 81.1873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gastonia, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2621&lon=-81.1873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98VB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98VB-2020-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D35 (registry code 1151510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL E-225-8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200502003489I

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND STATEMENT:

ON 5/02/2020, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS COMPLETING A TEST FLIGHT IN N98VB AFTER THE ANNUAL INSPECTION.

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 3,000 FT. 11 NM NW OF GASTONIA AIRPORT (KAKH) HE NOTICED A LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND A RISE IN ALL CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURES.

AS HE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARDS THE GASTONIA AIRPORT (KAKH), THE ENGINE LOSS POWER AND HE HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING THE LANDING THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE FROM IMPACTING SMALL TREE BRANCHES WHILE ENTERING A FIELD.

THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED IN THE LANDING.

REFERENCE PTRS # 202002140

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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