What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On June 22, 2002, at 1140 central daylight time, a Beech BE-300, multiengine airplane, N224CR, sustained substantial damage following the in-flight separation of a portion of the left engine cowling during cruise near Tulsa, Oklahoma. The airplane was owned by ponca city transportation at ponca city, Oklahoma, and operated by flight concepts, inc., at Tulsa, Oklahoma, under code of federal regulations part 91. The airline transport rated pilot and the passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the planned cross country flight, and a flight plan was not filed. The personal flight departed Tulsa approximately 10 minutes prior to the accident. The FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, found the lower panel of the inboard left engine cowling missing. The integrity of the pressure vessel was compromised for approximately 6-8 inches along the left side of the cabin. (-23) the aircraft departed Tulsa International Airport (tul) at about 10:30 a.m on June 22, 2002. At about ten minutes into the flight, the pilot noticed the left engine inboard rear cowl section raised into the airstream an d within five seconds the cowl ripped off it's hinge and struck the left side of the fuselage creating a hole in the aircraft skin, below the window at fuselage station 217. The hole in the skin is about six inches long and one eighth to one quarter of an inch wide. The aircraft returned to tul, landing without further problems.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JUNE 22, 2002, AT 1140 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH BE-300, MULTIENGINE AIRPLANE, N224CR, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING THE IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION OF A PORTION OF THE LEFT ENGINE COWLING DURING CRUISE NEAR TULSA, OKLAHOMA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY PONCA CITY TRANSPORTATION AT PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA, AND OPERATED BY FLIGHT CONCEPTS, INC., AT TULSA, OKLAHOMA, UNDER CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PLANNED CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED TULSA APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, FOUND THE LOWER PANEL OF THE INBOARD LEFT ENGINE COWLING MISSING. THE INTEGRITY OF THE PRESSURE VESSEL WAS COMPROMISED FOR APPROXIMATELY 6-8 INCHES ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CABIN. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TULSA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TUL) AT ABOUT 10:30 A.M ON JUNE 22, 2002. AT ABOUT TEN MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE LEFT ENGINE INBOARD REAR COWL SECTION RAISED INTO THE AIRSTREAM AN D WITHIN FIVE SECONDS THE COWL RIPPED OFF IT'S HINGE AND STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE CREATING A HOLE IN THE AIRCRAFT SKIN, BELOW THE WINDOW AT FUSELAGE STATION 217. THE HOLE IN THE SKIN IS ABOUT SIX INCHES LONG AND ONE EIGHTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH WIDE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TUL, LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.