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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Beech M35 · St John, KS · June 16, 2020

Date: June 16, 2020 · 09:20 local
Place: St John, KS
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N9315Y
Reported as: Beech M35
Reported engine: Continental I0-470
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,977 total

N9315YRegistered now · Beech M35S/N D-6518 · Built 1960 Airframe modelBeech M35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 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 aircraft departed wichita, KS (aao) at approximately 0830 local time, enroute to Colorado springs, co (cos). During cruise at 8,000 ft., the pilot experienced an engine power loss and the engine seized shortly after. At approximately 0920 local time, the pilot landed the aircraft safely in a field approximately 2 miles west of st. johns, KS. No passengers on board, no injuries and no aircraft damage was reported by the pilot. After exiting the aircraft, the pilot reported the he attempted to rotate the engine with the propeller, however the engine was seized.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WICHITA, KS (AAO) AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 LOCAL TIME, ENROUTE TO COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (COS). DURING CRUISE AT 8,000 FT., THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS AND THE ENGINE SEIZED SHORTLY AFTER. AT APPROXIMATELY 0920 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WEST OF ST. JOHNS, KS. NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES AND NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS REPORTED BY THE PILOT. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT REPORTED THE HE ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE THE ENGINE WITH THE PROPELLER, HOWEVER THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED.