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FAA accident report · Cvac 240-13 · Johnstown, PA · September 24, 1998

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Date
September 24, 1998
Place
Johnstown, PA
Airport
Johnstown-Cambria County
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TFAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N91237
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL98LA129
Reported as
Cvac 24013
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
N91237Registration cancelled Mar 30, 2000 · Convair 240-13S/N 140Airframe modelConvair 240-13

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What happened

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

(-23)On September 24, 1998, trans Florida airlines (tfa) flight 237, CV-240, N91237, on its second attempt for takeoff from runway 8, luis munoz marin intl airport, san juan, PR, to santiago, dr, crashed shortly after takeoff. The airplane suffered substantial damage and the two pilots and a passenger did not suffer injuries. Our investigation revealed that tfa 237 had to abort the first takeoff due to an abnormal bmep fluctuation in the right engine. The pilots took the airplane to the airport management group (amg) hangar and made two successful runups with a mechanic, not employed by tfa. No entries to the aircraft flight/maintenance log were made nor a tfa mechanic inspected or worked the reported malfunction. On their second attempt, after having rotated, the airplane right engine started backfiring, lost power and while attempting to return to the airport the flight crew ditched the airplane. An on scene investigation revealed that the right engine propeller was not fully feathered.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1998, TRANS FLORIDA AIRLINES (TFA) FLIGHT 237, CV-240, N91237, ON ITS SECOND ATTEMPT FOR TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 8, LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTL AIRPORT, SAN JUAN, PR, TO SANTIAGO, DR, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE TWO PILOTS AND A PASSENGER DID NOT SUFFER INJURIES. OUR INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT TFA 237 HAD TO ABORT THE FIRST TAKEOFF DUE TO AN ABNORMAL BMEP FLUCTUATION IN THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE PILOTS TOOK THE AIRPLANE TO THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT GROUP (AMG) HANGAR AND MADE TWO SUCCESSFUL RUNUPS WITH A MECHANIC, NOT EMPLOYED BY TFA. NO ENTRIES TO THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT/MAINTENANCE LOG WERE MADE NOR A TFA MECHANIC INSPECTED OR WORKED THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION. ON THEIR SECOND ATTEMPT, AFTER HAVING ROTATED, THE AIRPLANE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED BACKFIRING, LOST POWER AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT THE FLIGHT CREW DITCHED THE AIRPLANE. AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER WAS NOT FULLY FEATHERED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL98LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLoiza, PRThe loss of power in the No. 2 engine for undetermined reasons, and the inability of the pilot to establish a climb and/or maintain altitude. A factor was the incompletely feathered No. 2 propeller..Sep 24, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N91237 · 1

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

Accident 19780604022329AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Daytona Beach, FLFire erupted in left eng due fuel leak from line deteriorated byJun 4, 1978 · Substantial damage