What happened
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On 8/31/2022 at approximately 1640 EDT, privacy data omitted a Beech A36, privacy data omitted experienced engine power loss that resulted in an emergency landing approximately 9 miles southwest of the roscommon county airport (khtl) causing substantial damage to the aircraft. No injuries were reported.
The flight originated from cherry capital airport (ktvc) for personal use returning to oakland county international airport (kptk) and was conducted in visual meteorological conditions. The weather conditions at the approximate location and time of the event showed winds from the northwest at 17 mph. Gusting to 33 mph. The visibility was 10 miles with a few clouds. The pilot stated that he and a passenger departed from ktvc and as approaching 9,000 ft. altitude the pilot switched fuel tanks as his normal routine to change fuel tanks after initial climb out. While climbing from approximately 9,000 ft. to 10,000 ft. the pilot stated he heard a brief “sputter” of the engine and noticed a jpi #5 cylinder warning. The pilot stated the engine quit “almost immediately” after he noticed the warning. The passenger heard the pilot say, “we lost a cylinder.” the passenger stated he was handed the emergency checklist to read to the pilot and stated the pilot attempted to restart the engine “several times.” the pilot stated they searched for a nearby airport and determined that the “Houghton Lake airport” (roscommon county airport) did not appear “possible” to reach. The pilot stated he used topographical maps to find a landing area and from the available maps the pilot determined a landing area he thought was hard with minimal obstacles. As the airplane descended to approximately 200 hundred ft. above the ground, the pilot stated the surface appeared “wet and swampy.” the pilot stated at this time the landing gear were in the “down” position and the flaps were in the “up” position. The pilot stated he did not change the position of the landing gear or flaps upon realizing the actual surface condition of the landing area because he was focused on landing the airplane and did not want to change the “profile of the landing.” the pilot stated he was also worried about the potential of having the gear transitioning during the touchdown. The airplane landed to the east with a tailwind. The aircraft impacted the ground causing the nose of the aircraft to pivot in a counter clockwise direction approximately 180 degrees. The impact caused the nose and engine of the aircraft to separate from the aircraft. The pilot and passenger did not report any injuries from the impact.
Damage is as follows: the nose and engine were separated from the aircraft and damaged. The right wing has damaged skin and appears to have structural damage. The right wing tip is crushed. The firewall area has damage from where the engine was separated. Suspected damage underneath the cockpit area and left wing. The windshield was broken. The left wing has structural damage, however the extent of damage could not be determined due to the accident location.
The NTSB inspector anticipates an inspection of the aircraft and aircraft engine to be started in December, 2022.
As the FAA filed it
ON 8/31/2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1640 EDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A BEECH A36, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS THAT RESULTED IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE ROSCOMMON COUNTY AIRPORT (KHTL) CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CHERRY CAPITAL AIRPORT (KTVC) FOR PERSONAL USE RETURNING TO OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KPTK) AND WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION AND TIME OF THE EVENT SHOWED WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH. GUSTING TO 33 MPH. THE VISIBILITY WAS 10 MILES WITH A FEW CLOUDS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE AND A PASSENGER DEPARTED FROM KTVC AND AS APPROACHING 9,000 FT. ALTITUDE THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AS HIS NORMAL ROUTINE TO CHANGE FUEL TANKS AFTER INITIAL CLIMB OUT. WHILE CLIMBING FROM APPROXIMATELY 9,000 FT. TO 10,000 FT. THE PILOT STATED HE HEARD A BRIEF “SPUTTER” OF THE ENGINE AND NOTICED A JPI #5 CYLINDER WARNING. THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE QUIT “ALMOST IMMEDIATELY” AFTER HE NOTICED THE WARNING. THE PASSENGER HEARD THE PILOT SAY, “WE LOST A CYLINDER.” THE PASSENGER STATED HE WAS HANDED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST TO READ TO THE PILOT AND STATED THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE “SEVERAL TIMES.” THE PILOT STATED THEY SEARCHED FOR A NEARBY AIRPORT AND DETERMINED THAT THE “HOUGHTON LAKE AIRPORT” (ROSCOMMON COUNTY AIRPORT) DID NOT APPEAR “POSSIBLE” TO REACH. THE PILOT STATED HE USED TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS TO FIND A LANDING AREA AND FROM THE AVAILABLE MAPS THE PILOT DETERMINED A LANDING AREA HE THOUGHT WAS HARD WITH MINIMAL OBSTACLES. AS THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED TO APPROXIMATELY 200 HUNDRED FT. ABOVE THE GROUND, THE PILOT STATED THE SURFACE APPEARED “WET AND SWAMPY.” THE PILOT STATED AT THIS TIME THE LANDING GEAR WERE IN THE “DOWN” POSITION AND THE FLAPS WERE IN THE “UP” POSITION. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT CHANGE THE POSITION OF THE LANDING GEAR OR FLAPS UPON REALIZING THE ACTUAL SURFACE CONDITION OF THE LANDING AREA BECAUSE HE WAS FOCUSED ON LANDING THE AIRPLANE AND DID NOT WANT TO CHANGE THE “PROFILE OF THE LANDING.” THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ALSO WORRIED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF HAVING THE GEAR TRANSITIONING DURING THE TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRPLANE LANDED TO THE EAST WITH A TAILWIND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT IN A COUNTER CLOCKWISE DIRECTION APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE NOSE AND ENGINE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES FROM THE IMPACT.
DAMAGE IS AS FOLLOWS: THE NOSE AND ENGINE WERE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND DAMAGED. THE RIGHT WING HAS DAMAGED SKIN AND APPEARS TO HAVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE RIGHT WING TIP IS CRUSHED. THE FIREWALL AREA HAS DAMAGE FROM WHERE THE ENGINE WAS SEPARATED. SUSPECTED DAMAGE UNDERNEATH THE COCKPIT AREA AND LEFT WING. THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN. THE LEFT WING HAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO THE ACCIDENT LOCATION.
THE NTSB INSPECTOR ANTICIPATES AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT ENGINE TO BE STARTED IN DECEMBER, 2022.
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