What happened
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On December 8, 2022 at approximately 6:10PM EST, privacy data omitted experienced a major engine malfunction during early cruise flight in Covington, Georgia causing major damage. Two people were on board and no injuries. Two pilots were re-positioning the aircraft from airport 6A2 to pdk airport following an annual inspection and avionics work when the engine made a loud bang, a shower of sparks and the engine lost power. privacy data omitted, A 1990 Beech A36, serial number – E-2524 was being operated under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 general operating and flight rules in class e airspace. Night, visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed. The FAA inspector was informed that the aircraft had landed on a highway and was partially in the road (ga hwy. 36, Covington ga). The local police department had the highway closed and was diverting traffic. The aircraft was found sitting on the side of the road facing to the east in a ditch. Both left and right wings were damaged from striking a tree and road signs. The right aileron was damaged to include the right and left flaps as they were deployed during the landing. Upon inspection of the tail section of the aircraft it was noted that the right elevator was damaged. The propeller looked undamaged with no grass stains indicating the propeller was not turning/wind milling. After opening the engine cowling it was noted that the engine case halves were damaged with a large hole on the top of the engine case. The engine still had oil indication on the oil stick.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 8, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:10PM EST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A MAJOR ENGINE MALFUNCTION DURING EARLY CRUISE FLIGHT IN COVINGTON, GEORGIA CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE. TWO PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES. TWO PILOTS WERE RE-POSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT FROM AIRPORT 6A2 TO PDK AIRPORT FOLLOWING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND AVIONICS WORK WHEN THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANG, A SHOWER OF SPARKS AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A 1990 BEECH A36, SERIAL NUMBER – E-2524 WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES IN CLASS E AIRSPACE. NIGHT, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FAA INSPECTOR WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED ON A HIGHWAY AND WAS PARTIALLY IN THE ROAD (GA HWY. 36, COVINGTON GA). THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD THE HIGHWAY CLOSED AND WAS DIVERTING TRAFFIC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FACING TO THE EAST IN A DITCH. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS WERE DAMAGED FROM STRIKING A TREE AND ROAD SIGNS. THE RIGHT AILERON WAS DAMAGED TO INCLUDE THE RIGHT AND LEFT FLAPS AS THEY WERE DEPLOYED DURING THE LANDING. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RIGHT ELEVATOR WAS DAMAGED. THE PROPELLER LOOKED UNDAMAGED WITH NO GRASS STAINS INDICATING THE PROPELLER WAS NOT TURNING/WIND MILLING. AFTER OPENING THE ENGINE COWLING IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ENGINE CASE HALVES WERE DAMAGED WITH A LARGE HOLE ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CASE. THE ENGINE STILL HAD OIL INDICATION ON THE OIL STICK.
NTSB investigation
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