What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The air cargo flight had just off loaded its cargo at a remote site. Shortly after takeoff, the number two engine begin to run rough. The engine was shut down, and the propeller feathered. During the shutdown process, a fire warning light illuminated, and fire became visible near the number 2 engine. The crew activated both banks of engine fire extinguishers, but were unable to extinguish the fire. While on approach to an off-airport emergency landing site, the number two engine fell off and ignited a brush fire. The crew made a successful landing and ran away from the airplane. The airplane continued to burn and was destroyed by fire. The number 2 engine was not recovered or located.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIR CARGO FLIGHT HAD JUST OFF LOADED ITS CARGO AT A REMOTE SITE. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE BEGIN TO RUN ROUGH. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, AND THE PROPELLER FEATHERED. DURING THE SHUTDOWN PROCESS, A FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND FIRE BECAME VISIBLE NEAR THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE. THE CREW ACTIVATED BOTH BANKS OF ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, BUT WERE UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. WHILE ON APPROACH TO AN OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING SITE, THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE FELL OFF AND IGNITED A BRUSH FIRE. THE CREW MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING AND RAN AWAY FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO BURN AND WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE WAS NOT RECOVERED OR LOCATED.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N103 · 2
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