# Incident 19960816032429I: Beech 1900D, Jacksonville, FL, August 16, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1996, 09:00 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Craig Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67YV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A67
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,900 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960816032429I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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