# Incident 20220919017119I: Beech A36, Smiths Station, AL, September 19, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2022, 15:15 local time
- Place: Smiths Station, AL
- Airport: Columbus
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5253° N, 85.0995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smiths Station, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5253&lon=-85.0995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117EC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117EC) (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-BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,820 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220919017119I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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