# Incident 19950327009029I: Beech 1900D, Phoenix, AZ, March 27, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1995, 13:25 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 33.4343° N, 112.0116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL (PHX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4343&lon=-112.0116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93ZV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93ZV-2009-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950327009029I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 27, 1995, A BE-1900D, N93ZV, OPERATED BY MESA AIRLINES AS FLIGHT 5012, DEPARTED PHOENIX SKY HARBOR AT APPROXIMATELY 1318 MST. AFTER DEPARTURE A PASSENGER NOTED THE #2 ENGINE UPPER COWLING WAS LOOSE AND INFORMED THE CREW, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHX USING RWY 26R. UPON LANDING AND APPLICATION OF THE PROPELLER REVERSE PITCH, THE ENGINE COWLING WAS DRAWN INTO THE PROPELLER CAUSING THE SEPARATION OF TWO (2) BLADES OF THE 4 BLADED PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AND OUTBOARD WINGLET. THE AIRCRAFT HAD UNDERGONE MAINTENANCE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE ON THE #2 ENGINE FIRE LOOP SYSTEM BY MECHANICS EMPLOYED BY DYN AIR TECH OF AZ, INC.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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