19951205043999I

Incident

FAA incident report · Beech C90 · Peoria, IL · December 5, 1995

Date
December 5, 1995 · 13:00 local
Place
Peoria, IL
Airport
Greater Peoria
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JEMA
Aircraft
N90MV
Reported as
Beech C90
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A21
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,400 total1,700 in this make and model120 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.

Narrative: on December 5, 1995, at 1300 CDT, a Beech C-90, N90MV, owned and operated by elliott aviation, was enroute to decatur, IL from freeport, IL when the crew noticed the right engine oil pressure drop with no further indications. The crew reduced power to the engine and white smoke started to come out of the exhaust pipe. They cut fuel to the engine, called chicago center and declared an emergency. They were cleared to land at Peoria airport, Peoria, IL. The aircraft landed without further incident. The aircraft was operating under FAR 135 flight rules. Further investigation has revealed that elliott aviation has made an arrangement for a loaner replacement engine to be installed by byerly aviation in Peoria, IL. The reason for the engine malfunction will not be known until the engine is torn down. A service difficulty report is to be submitted with the findings. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 5, 1995, AT 1300 CDT, A BEECH C-90, N90MV, OWNED AND OPERATED BY ELLIOTT AVIATION, WAS ENROUTE TO DECATUR, IL FROM FREEPORT, IL WHEN THE CREW NOTICED THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROP WITH NO FURTHER INDICATIONS. THE CREW REDUCED POWER TO THE ENGINE AND WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. THEY CUT FUEL TO THE ENGINE, CALLED CHICAGO CENTER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THEY WERE CLEARED TO LAND AT PEORIA AIRPORT, PEORIA, IL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER FAR 135 FLIGHT RULES. FURTHER INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED THAT ELLIOTT AVIATION HAS MADE AN ARRANGEMENT FOR A LOANER REPLACEMENT ENGINE TO BE INSTALLED BY BYERLY AVIATION IN PEORIA, IL. THE REASON FOR THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION WILL NOT BE KNOWN UNTIL THE ENGINE IS TORN DOWN. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT IS TO BE SUBMITTED WITH THE FINDINGS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.