# Incident 20210210003699I: Beech M35, Keenansville, NC, February 10, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2021, 15:33 local time
- Place: Keenansville, NC
- Airport: Duplin County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0000° N, 77.9817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPLIN COUNTY (DPL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0000&lon=-77.9817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6RH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6RH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,957 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210210003699I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT NOTES/ACCOUNT:

2/10/2021 INCIDENT

DEPARTED FROM KSFQ TO KHEG ON 2/10/21 VFR INITIALLY. PICKED UP POP UP IFR IN AIR AS IMC WAS AHEAD. I BRIEFED WEATHER ON FOREFLIGHT. WHILE FLYING SOUTH AT 9,000 FEET I NOTICED A POSSIBLE OIL PRESSURE REDUCTION DURING MY SCAN, MAYBE ONE NEEDLE WIDTH INITIALLY. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, I REQUESTED A VECTOR DIRECT WILMINGTON NC AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO KDPL (THIS WAS MY ?OUT? IN THE MOMENT) HAVING IDENTIFIED A HIGHER CEILING AND LONGER RUNWAY THAN OTHER NEAREST OPTIONS OR CONTINUING SOUTH. I REMAINED AT 9,000 FEET UNTIL GLIDE DISTANCE TO KDPL WAS ASSURED IN THE EVENT OF ENGINE FAILURE ALTHOUGH IT WAS PRECAUTIONARY AT THIS POINT. I STARTED DOWN THROUGH THE CLOUDS AND EXECUTED SOME TURNS KEEPING KDPL WITHIN GLIDE DISTANCE. I CANCELLED IFR IMMEDIATELY UPON BREAK OUT BELOW CLOUDS AND SEEING THE AIRPORT. I CONTACTED UNICOM AND INFORMED TRAFFIC OF POSITION, INTENT AND POSSIBLE LOW OIL PRESSURE. I PROCEEDED TO MAKE LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RW 05 AS I HAD PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED BEST WIND AND ALSO A GRASSY AREA BEFORE THE RUNWAY.

ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER FIRST CONTACT WITH UNICOM I NOTICE OIL PRESSURE GO TO ZERO AND I ATTEMPTED TO FEATHER THE PROP (NOT SURE IF IT DID) AND THE ENGINE SEIZED, PARTIALLY COVERING THE WINDSHIELD WITH OIL, SOME SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND I COULD SEE FLAMES THROUGH THE OIL CHECK/FILL DOOR AREA. I INFORMED UNICOM I HAD FIRE AND WAS EXECUTING AN IMMEDIATE FORCED LANDING RW 05. THEY ASKED IF I WANTED FIRE TRUCKS AND I SAID YES. THE REST HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY AS I WAS NOT SURE I COULD MAKE THE RUNWAY BUT I WAS CONFIDENT OF MAKING THE GRASS. I DECIDED TO LOWER GEAR AND FLAPS BEFORE LOSING OR SHUTTING OFF ELECTRIC. GEAR AND FLAPS DEPLOYED AND I OPENED MY SIDE WINDOW AS WELL AS SHUTTING OFF ELECTRIC AND FUEL. I ALSO MANAGED TO GET DOOR OPENED. I WAS IN A HARD LEFT DESCENDING TURN. AT THIS POINT I WAS VERY CONCERNED WITH MAINTAINING AIRSPEED ABOVE 70 KNOTS AND ADEQUATE TO PREVENT STALL/SPIN. THE AIRPLANE SINK RATE WAS HIGHER THAN I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED BUT I CONTINUED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE TO THE GROUND AND MANAGED SOMEWHAT OF A FLAIR TO A TYPICAL-ISH GRASS LANDING.

AS I EXITED THE AIRPLANE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RAN TOWARDS THE AIRPLANE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND AFTER SEEING FIRE IN THE COWL USED THE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. VARIOUS FIRE AND RESCUE PEOPLE APPEARED ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT INJURED AND DID NOT NEED ASSISTANCE, THANKFULLY.

## Other reports on N6RH (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20220710011919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220710011919I), Jul 10, 2022: Beech M35 (N6RH), Lawrence, MA, Substantial damage. A landing was conducted on runway 05 at klwm. After the landing gear was lowered the pilot reported 1) seeing the green landing gear light illuminated, 2) the…
- [Incident 19780611045389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780611045389I), Jun 11, 1978: Beech M35 (N6RH), Valparaiso, IN, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed during landing roll. The cb was popped, the gear could have been cranked down and locked.

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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