# Incident 20230522007659I: Beech 77, Pine Bluff, AR, May 22, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2023, 16:00 local time
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Airport: Grider Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2284° N, 92.0032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Bluff, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2284&lon=-92.0032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3707G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3707G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230522007659I

## Narrative

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

ON 22 MAY 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS, A BEECHCRAFT SKIPPER 77, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED KPBF WITH TWO LICESENED PILOTS ABOARD.  PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATOR PRE-CHECKED THE AIRCRAFT TO INCLUDE SUMPING THE FUEL FROM EACH WING. HE THEN FLEW IN THE PATTERN 3 TIMES WITHOUT INCIDENT.  ON THE 4TH DEPARTURE, AT A 090 HEADING APPROXIMATLELY 1200 AGL, THE ENGINE "COUGHED", THEN AT ABOUT 1300, COUGHED AGAIN.  THE SIC THEN SUGGESTED TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT.  AFTER TURNING BACK, THE ENGINE FAILED.   RELAIZING THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT THE AIRMEN SEARCHED FOR A PLACE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. A CALL TO KPBF WENT OUT ANNOUNCING THE EMERGENCY AND PROCEEDED WITH LANDING CONFIGURATION FOR THE RICE FIELD AT A 360 HEADING.  AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THE PLANE STRUCK A SMALL ROW.  IT TURNED IN A HALF- CIRCLE, KNOCKING OFF THE RIGHT WHEEL, AND RESTED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION @ APPROXIMATELY 090 HEADING.  THERE IS NO OTHER PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO ANY PROPERTY AND NO INJURIES.

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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