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FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Laredo, TX · May 28, 2020

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Date
May 28, 2020 · 10:33 local
Place
Laredo, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N512BD
Reported as
Beech V35B
Reported engine
Continental IO-520-BA
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N512BDRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-9398Airframe modelBeech V35BEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On may 28, 2020 10:33 CDT N512BD a Beech V35 bonanza declared an emergency during cruise flight at 5500 ft. the pilot reported engine failure to ATC and made a forced landing on U.S. Hwy 59 approximately 12 miles northeast of the departure airfield (lrd) Laredo, TX. The pilot and two pasengers reported no injuries, aircraft landed safely no damage. Aircraft was registered to privacy data omitted, privacy data omitted

Pilot statement:

Pilot provided the following written statement (verbatim); engine made a pop and began to vibrate. As I looked up the nearest airport, it seized up. Unable to glide to an airport I landed on hwy 59 about 15NM NE of klrd. The airplane was completely undamaged, we pushed it into the grass to allow vehicle traffic to pass, and then after law enforcement arrived we towed it to a concrete pad and secured it.

Post-incident:

Aircraft was disassembled and trailered to a repair facility where certificated maintenance personell conducted a partial engine tear down.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 28, 2020 10:33 CDT N512BD A BEECH V35 BONANZA DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 5500 FT. THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE TO ATC AND MADE A FORCED LANDING ON U.S. HWY 59 APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE AIRFIELD (LRD) LAREDO, TX. THE PILOT AND TWO PASENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES, AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY NO DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

PILOT STATEMENT:

PILOT PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING WRITTEN STATEMENT (VERBATIM); ENGINE MADE A POP AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE. AS I LOOKED UP THE NEAREST AIRPORT, IT SEIZED UP. UNABLE TO GLIDE TO AN AIRPORT I LANDED ON HWY 59 ABOUT 15NM NE OF KLRD. THE AIRPLANE WAS COMPLETELY UNDAMAGED, WE PUSHED IT INTO THE GRASS TO ALLOW VEHICLE TRAFFIC TO PASS, AND THEN AFTER LAW ENFORCEMENT ARRIVED WE TOWED IT TO A CONCRETE PAD AND SECURED IT.

POST-INCIDENT:

AIRCRAFT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND TRAILERED TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE CERTIFICATED MAINTENANCE PERSONELL CONDUCTED A PARTIAL ENGINE TEAR DOWN.