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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 400A · Sarasota-Braden, FL · July 12, 2004

Date: July 12, 2004 · 12:10 local
Place: Sarasota-Braden, FL
Airport: Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: DJFA
Aircraft: N455CW
NTSB investigation: NTSBENG04IA021
Reported as: Beech 400A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT15D5
People aboard: 9
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,500 total3,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On July 12, 2004 at 1210 EST a Beech 400A, N455CW, registered to alcara management inc., lost power in both engines when descending from 41,000 to 33,000. The pilot in command was able to restart the number 2 engine after several attempts and diverted to Sarasota bredenton international airport, Sarasota, Florida and landed without incident. The aircraft was operated under instrument flight rules. The flight originated at duncan, Oklahoma.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 12, 2004 AT 1210 EST A BEECH 400A, N455CW, REGISTERED TO ALCARA MANAGEMENT INC., LOST POWER IN BOTH ENGINES WHEN DESCENDING FROM 41,000 TO 33,000. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND DIVERTED TO SARASOTA BREDENTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SARASOTA, FLORIDA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DUNCAN, OKLAHOMA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ENG04IA021Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSarasota, FLHigh-altitude ice crystals that had accreted on the compressor vanes and were ingested into the high pressure compressor when the pilots retarded the power levers causing compressor surges and flameouts of both engines. Contributing factors were the lack of…Jul 12, 2004 · No damage