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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech C90 · Omaha, NE · March 22, 2006

Date: March 22, 2006 · 09:50 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: AKGA
Aircraft: N28TM
Reported as: Beech C90
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A60A
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,613 total335 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) N28TM BE-90C operated by executive Beechcraft, inc. was scheduled to fly from Kansas city international airport to yankton, SD. While enroute at 14,000 feet the pilot noticed a torque fluctuation on the right engine gauge, suspecting a faulty gauge reading he pulled and reset the circuit breaker with no change in results. A scan of the remaining engine instruments found the right engine oil pressure had a lower than normal indication, and the pilot saw oil on the surface of the cowling and wing. He completed a precautionary shutdown of the right engine, declared an emergency, and diverted to Omaha, NE. The approach and landing was uneventful. The pilot found the oil dipstick loose.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N28TM BE-90C OPERATED BY EXECUTIVE BEECHCRAFT, INC. WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY FROM KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO YANKTON, SD. WHILE ENROUTE AT 14,000 FEET THE PILOT NOTICED A TORQUE FLUCTUATION ON THE RIGHT ENGINE GAUGE, SUSPECTING A FAULTY GAUGE READING HE PULLED AND RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH NO CHANGE IN RESULTS. A SCAN OF THE REMAINING ENGINE INSTRUMENTS FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE HAD A LOWER THAN NORMAL INDICATION, AND THE PILOT SAW OIL ON THE SURFACE OF THE COWLING AND WING. HE COMPLETED A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF THE RIGHT ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND DIVERTED TO OMAHA, NE. THE APPROACH AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE PILOT FOUND THE OIL DIPSTICK LOOSE.