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) The aircraft departed runway 27 at Helena, Montana. On climbout at about 500 feet, the pilot stated he heard a pop and the engine quit. The cabin filled with smoke. He stated that he declared an emergency and returned to land on runway 9. During landing he hit the left wing tip causing minor damage to the aircraft. An inspection of the engine revealed that the remote mounted oil filter adapter had failed and the threads had pulled out of the engine.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 AT HELENA, MONTANA. ON CLIMBOUT AT ABOUT 500 FEET, THE PILOT STATED HE HEARD A POP AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. HE STATED THAT HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 9. DURING LANDING HE HIT THE LEFT WING TIP CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE REMOTE MOUNTED OIL FILTER ADAPTER HAD FAILED AND THE THREADS HAD PULLED OUT OF THE ENGINE.
Other reports on N11900 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.