Pilot Debrief

BEECH 35 near South Bend, WA — 2010-05-02

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Date
2010-05-02
Location
South Bend, WA, USA
Airport
2S9
Aircraft
BEECH 35
Registration
N3174V
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

A loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a runway overrun.

NTSB narrative

The pilot established a higher-than-normal final approach speed due to gusting wind and subsequently touched down near the midpoint of the runway. Shortly after the airplane touched down, the pilot aborted the landing attempt and applied full engine power. The pilot reported that the airplane momentarily became airborne before losing engine power and settling back to the runway. The airplane subsequently overran the runway. Duringpostaccident examination the engine was started and developed power, operating normally between varied power settings from idle to full power. The engine could not maintain continuous operation and would experience a total loss of power after about one to two minutes. The reason for the non-continuous engine operation could not be determined. No other anomalies were noted during the functional test and exam.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Engine power loss
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have adjusted approach speed to recommended 74 mph.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 3 docket documents
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Docket documents3

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