44.9800° N, 93.2638° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 31, 2001 · 19:30 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N705PA
Reported as
Piagio P180
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total210 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) A/c was enroute from hlb to gfk at FL 310. Just north of msp the left engine lost power and was shut down. Airman declared emergency and was cleared to msp. Inspection of a/c found turbine blades had separated. Engine was moved to pratt and whitney Canada for tear down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A/C WAS ENROUTE FROM HLB TO GFK AT FL 310. JUST NORTH OF MSP THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND WAS SHUT DOWN. AIRMAN DECLARED EMERGENCY AND WAS CLEARED TO MSP. INSPECTION OF A/C FOUND TURBINE BLADES HAD SEPARATED. ENGINE WAS MOVED TO PRATT AND WHITNEY CANADA FOR TEAR DOWN.