# Accident 20041214033619A: Pilats PC1245, South Bend, IN, December 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2004, 13:15 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7086° N, 86.2506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7086&lon=-86.2506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N922RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N922RG-2006-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/45 (registry code 7090551, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B (registry code 52158, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATS PC1245
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A67B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041214033619A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE SINGLE ENGINE PILATUS PC-12, N922RG DEPARTED ON A FLIGHT FROM SBN AT 13:05 TO WHITE PLAINS. WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 6000 FT. UNDER IFR, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND ENGINE ROLLED BACK APPROXIMATELY 5 DEGREES. FLAMES WERE OBSERVED OUT OF THE ENGINE EXHAUST. THE PILOT FELT ENGINE COMPRESSOR SURGES AND THE ENGINE CAGED. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ASKED FOR VECTORS TO AIRPORT 15 MILES AWAY. AIRCRAFT BROKE OUT AT 3000 FEET, 7 MILES FROM AIRPORT. PILOT TOLD ATC THAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR AN AREA TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CONGESTED AREA ON US HWY 933. BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHT AND AT LEAST 2 POWER LINES OVER THE HI-WAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NEAR THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HI-WAY AND MANAGED TO AVOID HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK 2 TELEPHONE POLES AND RUPTURED SPEWING FUEL. THERE WAS NO FIRE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AND THE 4 PASSENGERS AND 1 CREWMEMBER DEPLANED WITHOUT INJURY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI05LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA045), Dec 14, 2004: Pilatus PC-12/45 (N922RG), South Bend, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the fuel control unit (FCU) bellows which resulted in a significant loss of engine power and the pilot's encounter with unsuitable terrain during the subsequent forced landing. A…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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