Engine cowling came loose. Landed at nearest airport.

Attributes
ACN	445276
Time
Date	199907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dab.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dab.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	445276
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Left cowl (engine) came loose in-flight. Rear clam shell pulled loose from frame, letting the cowl to fly open. Requested landing as soon as possible at dab. Slowed to 100 KTS and landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG COWLING CAME LOOSE. LANDED AT NEAREST ARPT.

Narrative: L COWL (ENG) CAME LOOSE INFLT. REAR CLAM SHELL PULLED LOOSE FROM FRAME, LETTING THE COWL TO FLY OPEN. REQUESTED LNDG ASAP AT DAB. SLOWED TO 100 KTS AND LANDED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.