At 11:31 central time, a Beech A36 lost engine power and was damaged in the ensuing forced landing. The pilot was not injured. The flight was a post-maintenance test flight and the airplane had just come from its annual inspection. A ground run showed no anomalies, but during a post-accident inspection it appeared a fuel line had loosened enough to leak but not enough to come off its fitting. There was evidence of an engine compartment fire.
August 01, Sugar Grove, Ill. / Beech Bonanza
At 11:31 central time, a Beech A36 lost engine power and was damaged in the ensuing forced landing. The pilot was not injured. The flight was a post-maintenance test flight and the airplane had just come from its annual inspection. A ground run showed no anomalies, but during a post-accident inspection it appeared a fuel line had loosened enough to leak but not enough to come off its fitting. There was evidence of an engine compartment fire....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech A36 lost engine power during a post-maintenance test flight, resulting in a forced landing and damage to the aircraft.
- The pilot was uninjured in the incident.
- A post-accident inspection revealed a loose, leaking fuel line and evidence of an engine compartment fire as the probable cause of the power loss.
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