20030602010359I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 560XL · Portland, OR · June 2, 2003

Date: June 2, 2003 · 17:10 local
Place: Portland, OR
Airport: Portland International
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N561GR
Reported as: Cessna 560XL
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PW545A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) N561GR departed runway 28R. Part of the left engine upper cowl separated and struck the left horizontal stabilizer. Runway 28R was closed for debris removal/inspection. Pilot was advised by ATC of ejected cowling. Pilot initially requested to burn fuel prior to return. Pilot then experienced increased vibration and asked for expedited handling to return. N561GR was cleared to land on runway 28L. Airport rescue & fire fighters were notified. Fire vehicles following N561GR observed debris falling on 28L. N561GR taxied clear under own power and 28L was closed for debris removal/inspection. Runway closures caused minor non-reportable delays to vfr/ifr arrivals. Aircraft damage was minor and limited to left engine upper cowling and a dent in the left horizontal stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N561GR DEPARTED RUNWAY 28R. PART OF THE LEFT ENGINE UPPER COWL SEPARATED AND STRUCK THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. RUNWAY 28R WAS CLOSED FOR DEBRIS REMOVAL/INSPECTION. PILOT WAS ADVISED BY ATC OF EJECTED COWLING. PILOT INITIALLY REQUESTED TO BURN FUEL PRIOR TO RETURN. PILOT THEN EXPERIENCED INCREASED VIBRATION AND ASKED FOR EXPEDITED HANDLING TO RETURN. N561GR WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28L. AIRPORT RESCUE & FIRE FIGHTERS WERE NOTIFIED. FIRE VEHICLES FOLLOWING N561GR OBSERVED DEBRIS FALLING ON 28L. N561GR TAXIED CLEAR UNDER OWN POWER AND 28L WAS CLOSED FOR DEBRIS REMOVAL/INSPECTION. RUNWAY CLOSURES CAUSED MINOR NON-REPORTABLE DELAYS TO VFR/IFR ARRIVALS. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS MINOR AND LIMITED TO LEFT ENGINE UPPER COWLING AND A DENT IN THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.