What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 9, 2026, Beechcraft BE-200, privacy data omitted, registered to midsouth air LLC departed Conway regional airport (kcxw) VFR. The pilot was providing pilot services to the owner under 14 CFR 91. The aircraft was being picked up after maintenance was completed on the air conditioner. The aircraft departed runway 22 and the pilot stated that “about 200’ the left engine lost power and the aircraft yawed violently to the left”. The PIC stated that the aircraft “felt mushy” and elected to put the gear down, and land in the field just east of the runway. Post incident controls indicate that the autofeather was not armed, propeller controls were both full forward, throttles were at idle, and fuel was at cutoff. Both tanks had roughly 600 lbs of fuel. The cuttings in the beanfield indicate that both engines were producing some amount of power, after touchdown both engines were put in reverse based on the plants being pushed forward, then towards the end of the rollout the propellers were feathered. Based on the control inputs, it would have feathered as the PIC put the fuel to cut-off.
There were 3 people on board, no injuries. The aircraft sustained minor damage of which was engine related only after ingesting beanfield debris. The left engine was about 5 quarts of oil low when checked at the incident site with no indication that the oil had leaked at the incident scene. It was indicated by the pilot that the left engine oil has read low ever since the left engine was struck by lightning 2 years ago, major work has been completed on the left engine since.
The PIC does not appear to be current; as his 2nd class medical was last issued 07/07/2022, which would have expired 07/31/2023, he could not produce a flight review within the previous 24 months, and indicated he has not really flown in the past 2 years so he did not have evidence of 3 takeoffs/landings in the past 90-days. The aircraft registration expired on 10/31/2025.
It was determined that since the PIC was not current, which would indicate he may have not been proficient in multi-engine turbine operations. It appears the aircraft departed without proper configuration of auto-feather on and auto ignitions on. The power was either reduced or lost for unknown reasons; however, the pilot did not complete the manufacture emergency/memory items and never verified if the left propeller feathered or by manually feathering the left propeller, making a decision to conduct an off-airport landing.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 9, 2026, BEECHCRAFT BE-200, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REGISTERED TO MIDSOUTH AIR LLC DEPARTED CONWAY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KCXW) VFR. THE PILOT WAS PROVIDING PILOT SERVICES TO THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR 91. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PICKED UP AFTER MAINTENANCE WAS COMPLETED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 22 AND THE PILOT STATED THAT “ABOUT 200’ THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT YAWED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT”. THE PIC STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT “FELT MUSHY” AND ELECTED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN, AND LAND IN THE FIELD JUST EAST OF THE RUNWAY. POST INCIDENT CONTROLS INDICATE THAT THE AUTOFEATHER WAS NOT ARMED, PROPELLER CONTROLS WERE BOTH FULL FORWARD, THROTTLES WERE AT IDLE, AND FUEL WAS AT CUTOFF. BOTH TANKS HAD ROUGHLY 600 LBS OF FUEL. THE CUTTINGS IN THE BEANFIELD INDICATE THAT BOTH ENGINES WERE PRODUCING SOME AMOUNT OF POWER, AFTER TOUCHDOWN BOTH ENGINES WERE PUT IN REVERSE BASED ON THE PLANTS BEING PUSHED FORWARD, THEN TOWARDS THE END OF THE ROLLOUT THE PROPELLERS WERE FEATHERED. BASED ON THE CONTROL INPUTS, IT WOULD HAVE FEATHERED AS THE PIC PUT THE FUEL TO CUT-OFF.
THERE WERE 3 PEOPLE ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE OF WHICH WAS ENGINE RELATED ONLY AFTER INGESTING BEANFIELD DEBRIS. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS ABOUT 5 QUARTS OF OIL LOW WHEN CHECKED AT THE INCIDENT SITE WITH NO INDICATION THAT THE OIL HAD LEAKED AT THE INCIDENT SCENE. IT WAS INDICATED BY THE PILOT THAT THE LEFT ENGINE OIL HAS READ LOW EVER SINCE THE LEFT ENGINE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING 2 YEARS AGO, MAJOR WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON THE LEFT ENGINE SINCE.
THE PIC DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE CURRENT; AS HIS 2ND CLASS MEDICAL WAS LAST ISSUED 07/07/2022, WHICH WOULD HAVE EXPIRED 07/31/2023, HE COULD NOT PRODUCE A FLIGHT REVIEW WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 24 MONTHS, AND INDICATED HE HAS NOT REALLY FLOWN IN THE PAST 2 YEARS SO HE DID NOT HAVE EVIDENCE OF 3 TAKEOFFS/LANDINGS IN THE PAST 90-DAYS. THE AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION EXPIRED ON 10/31/2025.
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SINCE THE PIC WAS NOT CURRENT, WHICH WOULD INDICATE HE MAY HAVE NOT BEEN PROFICIENT IN MULTI-ENGINE TURBINE OPERATIONS. IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITHOUT PROPER CONFIGURATION OF AUTO-FEATHER ON AND AUTO IGNITIONS ON. THE POWER WAS EITHER REDUCED OR LOST FOR UNKNOWN REASONS; HOWEVER, THE PILOT DID NOT COMPLETE THE MANUFACTURE EMERGENCY/MEMORY ITEMS AND NEVER VERIFIED IF THE LEFT PROPELLER FEATHERED OR BY MANUALLY FEATHERING THE LEFT PROPELLER, MAKING A DECISION TO CONDUCT AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.
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