20220312003759A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Poteau, OK · March 12, 2022

Date
March 12, 2022 · 12:37 local
Place
Poteau, OK
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9410Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN22LA140
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 BB
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,367 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Part 91, day, VFR flight from kvbt to kmez. After beginning descent into kmez from 6000FT, pilot noticed a drop in oil pressure to 14 PSI. Within 2 minutes, oil pressure dropped to zero and engine stopped. Pilot declared emergency and identified suitable landing site. Pilot initiated an emergency landing in a field. Aircraft came to rest after hitting 3 barbed wire fences, a steel fence, and a row of steel feeding troughs. No injuries to crew or passengers.

Compliance action taken on sas activity number SW15202201616.

As the FAA filed it

PART 91, DAY, VFR FLIGHT FROM KVBT TO KMEZ. AFTER BEGINNING DESCENT INTO KMEZ FROM 6000FT, PILOT NOTICED A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE TO 14 PSI. WITHIN 2 MINUTES, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND ENGINE STOPPED. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND IDENTIFIED SUITABLE LANDING SITE. PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER HITTING 3 BARBED WIRE FENCES, A STEEL FENCE, AND A ROW OF STEEL FEEDING TROUGHS. NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PASSENGERS.

COMPLIANCE ACTION TAKEN ON SAS ACTIVITY NUMBER SW15202201616.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.