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FAA incident report · Beech 1900D · Jacksonville, FL · August 16, 1996

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Date
August 16, 1996 · 09:00 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Airport
Craig Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MASA
Aircraft
N67YV
Reported as
Beech 1900D
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A67
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,900 total12,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: aircraft N67YV, a Beech 1900 was used as Florida gulf flight #5290. The aircraft was not at the gate when the pilots reported for duty. The plane was in the hangar receiving maintenance for a condition that involved the right engine cowling. The pilots conducted a normal takeoff and climbout from runway 13. Upon reaching cruise altitude of 10,000 feet, they completed the cruise checklist. Within five minutes the pilot felt a yaw to the left. The first officer looked out his window and observed the condition of the right engine. The first officer reported that the rear portion of the engine cowling was no longer attached to the engine. The pilot decided to employ the emergency procedures checklist in order to execute an emergency. ATC cleared them for an ILS approach to runway 7 at jax. They executed the approach. Upon reaching the decision height, they were unable to make visual contact with the field, they then conducted a missed approach. Subsequent to the missed approach, they requested clearance to land at the nearest available airfield which was Craig field where they conducted an ILS approach and landed on runway 32.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT N67YV, A BEECH 1900 WAS USED AS FLORIDA GULF FLIGHT #5290. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT AT THE GATE WHEN THE PILOTS REPORTED FOR DUTY. THE PLANE WAS IN THE HANGAR RECEIVING MAINTENANCE FOR A CONDITION THAT INVOLVED THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING. THE PILOTS CONDUCTED A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND CLIMBOUT FROM RUNWAY 13. UPON REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 10,000 FEET, THEY COMPLETED THE CRUISE CHECKLIST. WITHIN FIVE MINUTES THE PILOT FELT A YAW TO THE LEFT. THE FIRST OFFICER LOOKED OUT HIS WINDOW AND OBSERVED THE CONDITION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE FIRST OFFICER REPORTED THAT THE REAR PORTION OF THE ENGINE COWLING WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO EMPLOY THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CHECKLIST IN ORDER TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY. ATC CLEARED THEM FOR AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 7 AT JAX. THEY EXECUTED THE APPROACH. UPON REACHING THE DECISION HEIGHT, THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAKE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE FIELD, THEY THEN CONDUCTED A MISSED APPROACH. SUBSEQUENT TO THE MISSED APPROACH, THEY REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO LAND AT THE NEAREST AVAILABLE AIRFIELD WHICH WAS CRAIG FIELD WHERE THEY CONDUCTED AN ILS APPROACH AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 32.