# Incident 20220310004729I: Beech A36, New Bedford, MA, March 10, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2022, 13:30 local time
- Place: New Bedford, MA
- Airport: New Bedford Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6766° N, 70.9578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW BEDFORD RGNL (EWB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6766&lon=-70.9578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220310004729I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF AND RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE PILOT NOTED HE HAS AN ENGINE ANALYZER AND NOTED CYLINDER #5 HAD 0 READINGS. THE PILOT INFORMED THE TOWER OF THE NEED FOR RETURN AND NOTED THAT THERE WAS STILL POWER BEING GENERATED; HOWEVER, HE REQUESTED TO LAND RUNWAY 5 TO RETURN EXPEDITIOUSLY. THE PILOT STATED HE MAINTAINED A HIGHER THAN NORMAL PATTERN AND FINAL APPROACH TO GUARD AGAINST FURTHER ENGINE TROUBLE. ON LANDING HEAVY BRAKING WAS REQUIRED RESULTING IN THE FLAT TIRE.

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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