19950125005949I

Incident

FAA incident report · Saab 340B · Fort Smith, AR · January 25, 1995

Date
January 25, 1995 · 06:09 local
Place
Fort Smith, AR
Airport
Fort Smith Municipal
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WWMA
Aircraft
N283AE
Reported as
Saab 340B
Reported engine
GE CT79B
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Narrative: history of flight: on January 25, 1995, at 0609 CDT, a Saab, 340V, N283AE, operated by wings west airlines, inc., experienced right engine failure during climbout after takeoff for a 14 CFR 135 passenger cargo operation. The air transport pilot elected to return to departure point for an emergency landing. An IFR flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. There was no damage to the aircraft and no injuries were sustained by the crew or passengers. The flight originated at Fort Smith, Arkansas, on January 25, 1995, at 0555 CDT. Damage to the aircraft: none test and research: visual inspection of the right engine revealed build up of carbon residue in compressor section and a torn stage 3 compressor blade. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON JANUARY 25, 1995, AT 0609 CDT, A SAAB, 340V, N283AE, OPERATED BY WINGS WEST AIRLINES, INC., EXPERIENCED RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE DURING CLIMBOUT AFTER TAKEOFF FOR A 14 CFR 135 PASSENGER CARGO OPERATION. THE AIR TRANSPORT PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE POINT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE CREW OR PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, ON JANUARY 25, 1995, AT 0555 CDT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT: NONE TEST AND RESEARCH: VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE REVEALED BUILD UP OF CARBON RESIDUE IN COMPRESSOR SECTION AND A TORN STAGE 3 COMPRESSOR BLADE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.