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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 680V · Ft Lauderdale, FL · June 27, 1996

Date: June 27, 1996 · 14:00 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N20BM
Reported as: Gulstm 680V
Reported engine: Garrett TPE33143
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,305 total2,000 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N20BMRegistered now · Aero Commander 680VS/N 1698-75 Airframe modelAero Commander 680V Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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: aircraft departed fll, enroute to ocean reef airport. Upon reaching ocean reef airport at approximately 12:04 p.m. local time and preparing to land, the pilot heard an unusual noise coming from #2 engine. The pilot then decided not to land on ocean reef and gained altitude. After gaining some altitude and declaring an emergency, he then shut down #2 engine after noticing "0" oil pressure and high EGT. The pilot continued with the flight and landed at fll with #2 engine inoperative. The pilot stated that he flew back to fll because the maintenance organization that works on his aircraft is based at fll. Closer inspection revealed that #2 engine was very hard to turn and the turbine was rubbing the engine case. Engine is to be removed and sent to garett air-research for tear down.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FLL, ENROUTE TO OCEAN REEF AIRPORT. UPON REACHING OCEAN REEF AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 12:04 P.M. LOCAL TIME AND PREPARING TO LAND, THE PILOT HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM #2 ENGINE. THE PILOT THEN DECIDED NOT TO LAND ON OCEAN REEF AND GAINED ALTITUDE. AFTER GAINING SOME ALTITUDE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, HE THEN SHUT DOWN #2 ENGINE AFTER NOTICING "0" OIL PRESSURE AND HIGH EGT. THE PILOT CONTINUED WITH THE FLIGHT AND LANDED AT FLL WITH #2 ENGINE INOPERATIVE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLEW BACK TO FLL BECAUSE THE MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS ON HIS AIRCRAFT IS BASED AT FLL. CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT #2 ENGINE WAS VERY HARD TO TURN AND THE TURBINE WAS RUBBING THE ENGINE CASE. ENGINE IS TO BE REMOVED AND SENT TO GARETT AIR-RESEARCH FOR TEAR DOWN.