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Incident

FAA incident report · Stbros SD3-30 · Peoria, IL · July 21, 2003

Date: July 21, 2003 · 21:00 local
Place: Peoria, IL
Airport: Greater Peoria
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: DKEA
Aircraft: N118SW
Reported as: Stbros SD330
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A45
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total1,300 in this make and model118 in the last 90 days

N118SWRegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2012 · Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30S/N SH3100 · Built 1984 Airframe modelShort Bros. & Harland SD3-30 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On July 21, 2003 at about 2100 CDT while on a revenue flight from saginaw mi to Kansas city MO the appropriately rated pilot in command started a descent from 14,000 ft MSL to 10,000 ft MSL. The PIC pulled the power back slightly at the start of the descent, and a short time later the aircraft yawed and the right engine failed. The PIC noted the torque and the oil pressure was zero. The right engine was feathered, shut down and ATC was notified. The PIC requested lower and declared and emergency and was given vectors to pia airport, where an uneventful landing was made. The aircraft was taxied to the general aviation ramp and both pilots deplaned without injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 21, 2003 AT ABOUT 2100 CDT WHILE ON A REVENUE FLIGHT FROM SAGINAW MI TO KANSAS CITY MO THE APPROPRIATELY RATED PILOT IN COMMAND STARTED A DESCENT FROM 14,000 FT MSL TO 10,000 FT MSL. THE PIC PULLED THE POWER BACK SLIGHTLY AT THE START OF THE DESCENT, AND A SHORT TIME LATER THE AIRCRAFT YAWED AND THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. THE PIC NOTED THE TORQUE AND THE OIL PRESSURE WAS ZERO. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS FEATHERED, SHUT DOWN AND ATC WAS NOTIFIED. THE PIC REQUESTED LOWER AND DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND WAS GIVEN VECTORS TO PIA AIRPORT, WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE GENERAL AVIATION RAMP AND BOTH PILOTS DEPLANED WITHOUT INJURY.