42.0083° N, 91.6441° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Rapids, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 3, 1989 · 16:33 local
Place
Cedar Rapids, IA
Airport
Cedar Rapids Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SIMA
Aircraft
N423MQ
Reported as
Aerosp ATR42300
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW120
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,764 total779 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
NR1 engine torque increase after takeoff. Returned. Found defective propeller,over speed governor and governor pump
As the FAA filed it
NR1 ENGINE TORQUE INCREASE AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. FOUND DEFECTIVE PROPELLER,OVER SPEED GOVERNOR AND GOVERNOR PUMP