# Accident 20021016037609A: Pilats PC1245, Trenton, NJ, October 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2002, 15:25 local time
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2717° N, 74.8067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2717&lon=-74.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96WF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96WF-2003-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/45 (registry code 7090551, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATS PC1245
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A67B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021016037609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N96WF DEPARTED RUNWAY 06 AT KTTN. AT 800 FT. WHILE IN A LEFT-HAND TURN TO PROCEED PER IFR ON A CLEARANCE, THE PILOT NOTICED AN UNIDENTIFIABLE ODOR, FOLLOWED BY FLAMES COMING OUT EXHAUST STACKS WITH 3 LOUD BANGS. PILOT REDUCED POWER, CONTINUED TURNING AND NOTIFIED TOWER THAT THEY WERE RETURNING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO RUNWAY 16. PILOT SECURED AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 2/3 DOWN RUNWAY WITH TAIL WIND, CONTINUED OFF OF THE END OF RUNWAY DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND IMPACTED THE AIRPORT METAL FENCE AND TREES. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. BOTH PILOTS AND 2 PASSENGERS ESCAPED OUT OF THE EMERGENCY EXIT. 1 MINOR PASSENGER INJURY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC03FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA008), Oct 16, 2002: Pilatus PC-12/45 (N96WF), Trenton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A power loss, due to failure of the No. 1 bearing, which was a result of previous electrical discharge damage (EDD). Factors were the low ceiling and a wet runway.

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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