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FAA incident report · Gulstm 500-B · Omaha, NE · August 11, 2004

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Date
August 11, 2004 · 12:05 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ZJWA
Aircraft
N127KH
Reported as
Gulstm 500B
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N127KHRegistered now · Aero Commander 500-BS/N 500B-1027-38 · Built 1961Airframe modelAero Commander 500-BEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) N127KH being operated by central air southwest inc., departed Omaha, NE., on a flight to Kansas city, MO. At approximately 500 feet of altitude the right engine shutdown and the pilot declared an emergency. The pilot returned to the airport and landed without incident. Company mechanics removed the engine. Teardown inspection revealed that the #5 cylinder piston wrist pin plug had begun disintegrating.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N127KH BEING OPERATED BY CENTRAL AIR SOUTHWEST INC., DEPARTED OMAHA, NE., ON A FLIGHT TO KANSAS CITY, MO. AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET OF ALTITUDE THE RIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. COMPANY MECHANICS REMOVED THE ENGINE. TEARDOWN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE #5 CYLINDER PISTON WRIST PIN PLUG HAD BEGUN DISINTEGRATING.