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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 99 · Grand Island, NE · July 31, 2001

Date
July 31, 2001 · 14:30 local
Place
Grand Island, NE
Airport
Central Nebraska Regional
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
JDWA
Aircraft
N118SF
Reported as
Beech 99
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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) On July 31, 2001, at approximately 1430 CDT, Beechcraft 99, N118SF, lost engine power during a positioning flight from omaha, Nebraska, to north platte, Nebraska. The aircraft diverted to Grand Island, Nebraska, and landed without further incident. The PIC did not declare an emergency or report any injury. Subsequent investigation disclosed that a compressor turbine blade failed during operation, causing damage to the CT inlet guide vane and power turbine wheel. Compressor turbine part number: 3013511, serial number: 9P722. A borescope inspection was conducted immediately prior to this flight, with no discrepancies noted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 31, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 CDT, BEECHCRAFT 99, N118SF, LOST ENGINE POWER DURING A POSITIONING FLIGHT FROM OMAHA, NEBRASKA, TO NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PIC DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY OR REPORT ANY INJURY. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT A COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADE FAILED DURING OPERATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CT INLET GUIDE VANE AND POWER TURBINE WHEEL. COMPRESSOR TURBINE PART NUMBER: 3013511, SERIAL NUMBER: 9P722. A BORESCOPE INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT, WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.