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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech G18S · Batavia, NY · August 15, 1997

Date: August 15, 1997 · 18:55 local
Place: Batavia, NY
Airport: Genesee County Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: MW7A
Aircraft: N138ZL
Reported as: Beech G18S
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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

Narrative: on 8/15/97 at 1855 EDT a BE-18, N138ZL, registered to mid-america transport int'l lost performance of the left hand engine and did a precautionary shut down after high cyl temp. And smoke came from the left engine cowl. Pilot made a precautionary landing at Batavia, NY airport. Maintenance personnel found pieces of metal in the engine and sump screen. Engine would not turn over. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was not damaged and there wereno injuries. The flight originated inmichigan was enroute to rochester, NY . This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 8/15/97 AT 1855 EDT A BE-18, N138ZL, REGISTERED TO MID-AMERICA TRANSPORT INT'L LOST PERFORMANCE OF THE LEFT HAND ENGINE AND DID A PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN AFTER HIGH CYL TEMP. AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE LEFT ENGINE COWL. PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT BATAVIA, NY AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND PIECES OF METAL IN THE ENGINE AND SUMP SCREEN. ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERENO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED INMICHIGAN WAS ENROUTE TO ROCHESTER, NY . THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.