# Incident 19980510013139I: Rkwell NA26565, Philipsburg, PA, May 10, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1998, 12:20 local time
- Place: Philipsburg, PA
- Airport: Mid State Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8492° N, 116.5604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8492&lon=-116.5604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N651MK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N651MK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International NA-265-65 (registry code 7630107, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-na-265-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL NA26565
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98IA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98IA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980510013139I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 5, 1998, AT 1220 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A NORTH AMERICAN SABRELINER NA265-65, N651MK, EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE; HOWEVER, NEITHER THE PILOT, COPILOT, NOR ANY OF THE 6 PASSENGERS ON BOARD WERE INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A BUSINESS FLIGHT BY MALLINCKRODT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING FROM THE PALM SPRINGS REGIONAL AIRPORT AT THE TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 31L. THE PILOT INITIATED THE TAKEOFF ROLL, REACHING ABOUT 70 KNOTS, WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY PERFORMED A REJECTED TAKEOFF AND BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED EVIDENCE OF AN UNCONTAINED FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX98IA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98IA158), May 10, 1998: North American NA265-65 (N651MK), Palm Springs, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the fatigue failure and uncontained separation of the high pressure impeller in the No. 2 engine during the takeoff roll. While the impeller showed evidence of a subsurface fatigue origin, the…

## Other reports on N651MK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20001023038039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001023038039I), Oct 23, 2000: Rkwell NA26565 (N651MK), Albany, NY. (-23) A/c landed alb. Lear jet on ground notified tower and crew of N651MK of left brake smoking. A/c stopped on taxiway where the 7 pax deplaned. After left…

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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