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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Smiths Station, AL · September 19, 2022

Date: September 19, 2022 · 15:15 local
Place: Smiths Station, AL
Airport: Columbus
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N117EC
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-520-BA
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,820 total

N117ECRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-1118 · Built 1977 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Maintenance test flight. Partial loss of engine power necessitated precautionary off airport landing. No definitive cause of power loss was determined. Discussed matter with the pilot and determined his response to be correct as there was no damage and the aircraft was dismantled and trucked back to csg. A thorough inspection failed to reveal a cause and aircraft is now back in service.

As the FAA filed it

MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NECESSITATED PRECAUTIONARY OFF AIRPORT LANDING. NO DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF POWER LOSS WAS DETERMINED. DISCUSSED MATTER WITH THE PILOT AND DETERMINED HIS RESPONSE TO BE CORRECT AS THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISMANTLED AND TRUCKED BACK TO CSG. A THOROUGH INSPECTION FAILED TO REVEAL A CAUSE AND AIRCRAFT IS NOW BACK IN SERVICE.