# Accident 20221208018289A: Beech A36, Covington, GA, December 8, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2022, 18:30 local time
- Place: Covington, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4650° N, 83.8469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4650&lon=-83.8469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N900AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,153 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221208018289A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA23LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA086), Dec 8, 2022: Beech A36 (N900AW), Covington, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation as a result of engine operation with low oil pressure. Contributing to the accident was the failure of two separate maintenance facilities to comply…

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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