20220212001819I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech E-55 · Green Bay, WI · February 12, 2022

Date
February 12, 2022 · 13:20 local
Place
Green Bay, WI
Airport
Green Bay/Austin Straubel International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N71GG
Reported as
Beech E-55
Reported engine
Continental IO-520
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,783 total210 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot was doing touch and goes after aircraft released from maintenance at Green Bay airport (kgrb). After departure aircraft climbed to 3000 feet as instructed by kgrb tower. Pilot heard a bang and felt a loss of power. Pilot shut down right engine, the one that had been in maintenance. Then realized it was the left engine that had failed. Losing altitude rapidly, pilot was unable to restart right engine. Pilot opted to land in farmer's field. With both propellers feathered and both engines shut down pilot extended landing gear and landed in the field. During roll out the nose gear collapsed and aircraft ended up on its nose. No injuries to pilot. Kgrb ARFF assisted with rescue. Initial photographs sent to iic and NTSB indicated minor damage. NTSB representative named privacy data omittedclassified this as an incident.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GOES AFTER AIRCRAFT RELEASED FROM MAINTENANCE AT GREEN BAY AIRPORT (KGRB). AFTER DEPARTURE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 3000 FEET AS INSTRUCTED BY KGRB TOWER. PILOT HEARD A BANG AND FELT A LOSS OF POWER. PILOT SHUT DOWN RIGHT ENGINE, THE ONE THAT HAD BEEN IN MAINTENANCE. THEN REALIZED IT WAS THE LEFT ENGINE THAT HAD FAILED. LOSING ALTITUDE RAPIDLY, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART RIGHT ENGINE. PILOT OPTED TO LAND IN FARMER'S FIELD. WITH BOTH PROPELLERS FEATHERED AND BOTH ENGINES SHUT DOWN PILOT EXTENDED LANDING GEAR AND LANDED IN THE FIELD. DURING ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT ENDED UP ON ITS NOSE. NO INJURIES TO PILOT. KGRB ARFF ASSISTED WITH RESCUE. INITIAL PHOTOGRAPHS SENT TO IIC AND NTSB INDICATED MINOR DAMAGE. NTSB REPRESENTATIVE NAMED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^CLASSIFIED THIS AS AN INCIDENT.