# Incident 20030213009569I: Cessna 500CESSNA, Ft Lauderdale, FL, February 13, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2003, 20:00 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FBVA
- Location: 26.0725° N, 80.1528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0725&lon=-80.1528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N891CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N891CA-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 500 (registry code 2076602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 series (registry code 52060, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-1-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 500CESSNA
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,200 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03IA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03IA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030213009569I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 18, 2003, THIS INSPECTOR AGAIN CONTACTED THE MIAMI NTSB REPRESENTATIVE AND OFFERED ASSISTANCE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE MATTER HAD BEEN REFERRED TO MR. DAVID KEENAN, AEROSPACE ENGINEER OF THE POWERPLANT DIVISION OF THE NTSB IN WASHINGTON D.C. A CONVERSATION WITH MR. KEENAN REVEALED THAT THE INVESTIGATION IS FOCUSED ON THE AFT FACING CENTRIFUGAL IMPELLER PRATT & WHITNEY P/N 3020365. THE PART HAS BEEN SENT TO THE METALLURGY DEPARTMENT OF THE NTSB AS IT REPORTEDLY SHOWS SIGNS OF FATIGUE. THE PART HAS A LIFETIME OF 8500 HOURS AND WAS WITHIN 10% OF LIMITING OUT. THE TRANSPORT SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE NTSB IN DETERMINING THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. MR. KEENAN PROVIDED THAT THE PART WILL UNDERGO EVALUATION AND DEPENDENT ON THE FINDING, MAY RECOMMEND TO THE MANUFACTURER THAT A REVISION TO MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES BE IMPLEMENTED. # 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR SECTION EXPLODED ON TAKEOFF ROLL PILOT ABORTED TAKE OFF JUST PRIOR TO LIFT OFF.

## 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 MIA03IA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03IA062), Feb 14, 2003: Cessna 500 (N891CA), Fort Lauderdale, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Inadequate quality control following overhaul of the high-pressure compressor (HPC) impeller by other maintenance personnel that resulted in a machining groove on the aft face of the HPC impeller…

## Other reports on N891CA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20131119023139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131119023139I), Nov 19, 2013: Cessna 500 (N891CA), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. On November 19, 2013 at approximatley 01:17 EDT, N981CA, a Cessna 500 was on a departure roll at Tampa International Airport when it experienced multiple bird…
- [Incident 19900511027299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900511027299I), May 11, 1990: Cessna 500CESSNA (N891CA), Palm Springs, CA. Aircraft vibration at cruise. Precautionary landing. Nose wheel doors actuating arms out of adjustment.

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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