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FAA incident report · Beech D-50 · Lees Summit, MO · May 19, 2020

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Date
May 19, 2020 · 13:50 local
Place
Lees Summit, MO
Airport
Lee'S Summit Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N814JE
Reported as
Beech D-50
Reported engine
Lycoming GO-480 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
135 total34 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days
N814JERegistered now · Beech D-50S/N DH-106 · Built 1956Airframe modelBeech D-50Engine modelLycoming GO-480 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot stated he lost thrust from the left engine during the approach to land on runway 36 at Lee'S Summit Municipal Airport (lxt). The pilot further stated he pushed the throttles forward in an attempt to increase thrust and arrest the decent but the left engine did not respond to the throttle movement. The pilot was able to successfully land the aircraft on a nearby highway. On landing, the left aircraft wing made contact with a road sign causing minor damage to the wing tip and navigation light.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED HE LOST THRUST FROM THE LEFT ENGINE DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36 AT LEE'S SUMMIT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LXT). THE PILOT FURTHER STATED HE PUSHED THE THROTTLES FORWARD IN AN ATTEMPT TO INCREASE THRUST AND ARREST THE DECENT BUT THE LEFT ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE MOVEMENT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON A NEARBY HIGHWAY. ON LANDING, THE LEFT AIRCRAFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH A ROAD SIGN CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP AND NAVIGATION LIGHT.