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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Shea Patrick VELOCITY XLRG · Tahlequah, OK · June 27, 2023

Date: June 27, 2023 · 11:00 local
Place: Tahlequah, OK
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N340XL
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA268
Reported as: Shea Patrick Velocity Xlrg
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total70 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N340XLRegistered now · Shea Patrick VELOCITY XLRGS/N R3X010 · Built 2005 Airframe modelShea Patrick VELOCITY XLRG Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot had been enroute for a little over an hour and was climbing to an altitude of 10,500 MSL to try and lower the engine temperature. The engine (during the cruise climb) started to have a power loss. The pilot checked the magnetos and adjusted the power, then the engine quit suddenly and would not restart. The pilot glided the aircraft down, trying to make tallequah airport in Oklahoma. He couldn't make the airport, and he landed in a field which caused substantial damage. The aircraft had plenty of fuel on board and the fuel was not contaminated. Two days prior to the accident, the pilot had the engine quit and he was able to successfully land the aircraft. There were no signs of fuel contamination and the aircraft had about three (3) hours of fuel on board. The pilot did a runup and the engine ran fine and the magnetos were both good. He had a mechanic look at the aircraft, and there were not any negative findings.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAD BEEN ENROUTE FOR A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR AND WAS CLIMBING TO AN ALTITUDE OF 10,500 MSL TO TRY AND LOWER THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE. THE ENGINE (DURING THE CRUISE CLIMB) STARTED TO HAVE A POWER LOSS. THE PILOT CHECKED THE MAGNETOS AND ADJUSTED THE POWER, THEN THE ENGINE QUIT SUDDENLY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE PILOT GLIDED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN, TRYING TO MAKE TALLEQUAH AIRPORT IN OKLAHOMA. HE COULDN'T MAKE THE AIRPORT, AND HE LANDED IN A FIELD WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD PLENTY OF FUEL ON BOARD AND THE FUEL WAS NOT CONTAMINATED. TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT HAD THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FUEL CONTAMINATION AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD ABOUT THREE (3) HOURS OF FUEL ON BOARD. THE PILOT DID A RUNUP AND THE ENGINE RAN FINE AND THE MAGNETOS WERE BOTH GOOD. HE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE AIRCRAFT, AND THERE WERE NOT ANY NEGATIVE FINDINGS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN23LA268Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTahlequah, OKA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Jun 27, 2023 · Substantial damage