What was found
IN-FLIGHT CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, DURING INITIAL CLIMB, ENGINE RAN ROUGH, QUIT PRODUCING POWER AND STOPPED. ACFT LANDED IN A FIELD. NO DAMAGE INCURRED.
- Difficulty date
- August 14, 2010
- Submitted
- September 17, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1000J
- Make and model
- Beech A23A
- Aircraft serial
- M1000
- Engine
- Cont IO346A
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Crankshaft
- Part number
- 630778A1
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, Y
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.