# Incident 19981221045389I: Gulstm 690A, Roanoke, VA, December 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1998
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118CR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118CR-2009-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690A (registry code 7630515, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3315251K
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981221045389I

## Narrative

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

(-5) 2/4/99, RECEIVED REPORT FROM FAA LA AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION OFFICE THAT ON 12/21/98, N118CR, A TURBO COMMANDER GA-690-A, ABORTED TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 33 AT ROANOKE REGIONAL AIRPORT, ROANOKE, VIRGINIA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE #1 ENGINE LOST POWER ON INITIAL TAKE OFF ROLL. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE 3RD STAGE STATOR AND TURBINE WHEEL EXITED THE TAIL PIPE OF THE TURBOPROP ENGINE, MODEL NUMBER TPE331-5-251K, SERIAL NUMBER P-26046. THE PILOT RECOVERED SOME OF THE ENGINE PIECES BUT THE 3RD STAGE TURBINE WHEEL HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED. PARTS RECOVERED WERE SEND TO ALLIED SIGNAL FOR EVALUATION. FURTHER EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO RECOVER THE MISSING TURBINE WHEEL. ENGINE MAINTENANCE RECORDS ARE BEING FORWARDED TO THE AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION OFFICE FOR REVIEW.

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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