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FAA incident report · Gulstm 500-S · West Palm Beach, FL · June 21, 2003

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Date
June 21, 2003 · 09:15 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N507JP
Reported as
Gulstm 500S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540E1B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,600 total300 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N507JPRegistered now · Rockwell International 500-SS/N 3262 · Built 1976Airframe modelRockwell International 500-SEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While on a flight from jacksonville FL. (Crg) to fort lauderdale (fxe), N507JP experienced engine problems on the #2 engine. The pilot was Mr. John papageorge. Approximately 2 minutes after initiating a descent from 11,500 the pilot noticed a vibration and observed the r/h engine fuel flow fluctuating. He enriched the fuel mixtures and turned on the fuel pumps. The vibration continued and the pilot moved the r/h throttle back and then up to confirm that the problem was with the r/h engine. At this time the vibration worsened followed by a loud thump and a large bang. The passenger witnessed parts flying off the r/h engine. The pilot noticed the guages for the r/h engine go to zero and then feathered and shut down the engine. The pilot informed miami center of the problem. They advised that Palm Beach county airpark was 5 miles away. The pilot elected to continue to fort lauderdale executive airport where he landed safely on runway 13. The aircraft was towed to the owners hangar and inspection revealed that the #5 cyl. Had separated from the engine case causing damage to the engine cowling and r/h wing leading edge. The cylinder did stay with the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ON A FLIGHT FROM JACKSONVILLE FL. (CRG) TO FORT LAUDERDALE (FXE), N507JP EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS ON THE #2 ENGINE. THE PILOT WAS MR. JOHN PAPAGEORGE. APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES AFTER INITIATING A DESCENT FROM 11,500 THE PILOT NOTICED A VIBRATION AND OBSERVED THE R/H ENGINE FUEL FLOW FLUCTUATING. HE ENRICHED THE FUEL MIXTURES AND TURNED ON THE FUEL PUMPS. THE VIBRATION CONTINUED AND THE PILOT MOVED THE R/H THROTTLE BACK AND THEN UP TO CONFIRM THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE R/H ENGINE. AT THIS TIME THE VIBRATION WORSENED FOLLOWED BY A LOUD THUMP AND A LARGE BANG. THE PASSENGER WITNESSED PARTS FLYING OFF THE R/H ENGINE. THE PILOT NOTICED THE GUAGES FOR THE R/H ENGINE GO TO ZERO AND THEN FEATHERED AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE PILOT INFORMED MIAMI CENTER OF THE PROBLEM. THEY ADVISED THAT PALM BEACH COUNTY AIRPARK WAS 5 MILES AWAY. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT WHERE HE LANDED SAFELY ON RUNWAY 13. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE OWNERS HANGAR AND INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE #5 CYL. HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE CASE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWLING AND R/H WING LEADING EDGE. THE CYLINDER DID STAY WITH THE AIRCRAFT.