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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 1900D · South Bend, IN · November 9, 1996

Date
November 9, 1996 · 08:30 local
Place
South Bend, IN
Airport
Michiana Regional
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
C2XA
Aircraft
N38537
Reported as
Beech 1900D
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A67D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 total75 in this make and model75 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: during engine start, the flight crew noted the generator would not pick up the load on the stbd. Engine. The crew shut down the engine intending to restart when PIC noticed N-1 RPM indication when engine rotation should have ceased. The "t" handle was pulled to shut off fuel to the engine, no effect observed. The fire warning illuminated, after which the PIC actuated the fire extinguisher system. The tower was notified and the emergency crew responded. Investigation by ground maintenance revealed the starter had overheated causing the fire warning indication. No damage to the aircraft was noted. Maintenance replaced the starter/generator and the fire bottle.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING ENGINE START, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED THE GENERATOR WOULD NOT PICK UP THE LOAD ON THE STBD. ENGINE. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE INTENDING TO RESTART WHEN PIC NOTICED N-1 RPM INDICATION WHEN ENGINE ROTATION SHOULD HAVE CEASED. THE "T" HANDLE WAS PULLED TO SHUT OFF FUEL TO THE ENGINE, NO EFFECT OBSERVED. THE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED, AFTER WHICH THE PIC ACTUATED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM. THE TOWER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE EMERGENCY CREW RESPONDED. INVESTIGATION BY GROUND MAINTENANCE REVEALED THE STARTER HAD OVERHEATED CAUSING THE FIRE WARNING INDICATION. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE STARTER/GENERATOR AND THE FIRE BOTTLE.