At 06:38 central time, a Beech BE-58 made a forced landing in a muddy field near Brinkley, seriously injuring the pilot. The pilot told controllers one of the engines indicated a high temperature on one cylinder and requested a diversion to the nearest airport. He received vectors to Federer Memorial Airport, but then the pilot reported, control problem, plane shaking, not sure Ive got control, but its intermittent, and advised the ARTCC controller that he was going to land the airplane in a field. At the time of the accident, the airplane had accumulated a total of 110 hours flight time.
February 01, Brinkley, Ark. / Beech Baron
At 06:38 central time, a Beech BE-58 made a forced landing in a muddy field near Brinkley, seriously injuring the pilot. The pilot told controllers one of the engines indicated a high temperature on one cylinder and requested a diversion to the nearest airport. He received vectors to Federer Memorial Airport, but then the pilot reported, control problem, plane shaking, not sure Ive got control, but its intermittent, and advised the ARTCC controller that he was going to land the airplane in a field. At the time of the accident, the airplane had accumulated a total of 110 hours flight time....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech BE-58 made a forced landing in a muddy field near Brinkley, seriously injuring the pilot.
- The incident began with an engine indicating a high temperature, followed by the pilot reporting intermittent control problems and the plane shaking.
- The pilot attempted to divert to Federer Memorial Airport before deciding to land in a field.
- The aircraft had accumulated only 110 hours of total flight time at the time of the accident.
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