40.4758° N, 88.9699° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 13, 2006 · 11:00 local
Place
Bloomington-Nor, IL
Airport
Bloomington-Normal
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N234CW
Reported as
Beech F90
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A135
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,700 total1,600 in this make and model80 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 descent the pilot noticed the oil pressure dropping on the left engine. Pilot shut down the left engine and declared an emergency after oil pressure dropped out of the green. Aircraft landed safely at bmi. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DESCENT THE PILOT NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING ON THE LEFT ENGINE. PILOT SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AFTER OIL PRESSURE DROPPED OUT OF THE GREEN. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT BMI. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.