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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Beech 1900D · Portland, ME · July 31, 2007

Date
July 31, 2007 · 09:43 local
Place
Portland, ME
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NSVA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N221CJ
Reported as
Beech 1900D
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A67D
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

(-23) This inspector observed colgan flight 4934, N221CJ land in Portland, Maine, accompanied by crash fire rescue. Upon further investigation it was revealed that the aircraft was enroute to rockland, Maine from boston, Massachusetts. Pilot in command reported to this inspector that at approximately 0930, at approximately 9000 feet, approximately 20 miles from Portland, Maine the crew noted a strange smell similar to hand lotion. At approximately 0935 the crew reported seeing a thin white smoke in the cockpit, declared an emergency and diverted into the Portland jetport, Portland, Maine. Logbook entry as follows: "noticed strange smell followed by white smoke in cockpit. Upon landing noticed left engine heavily leaking oil." This inspector informed by Portland, Maine ATC tower that an emergency evacuation was not performed. Colgan aircraft maintenance in concurrence with pratt & whitney technical services has determined this engine incurred an internal engine failure. At this time the cause of the failure is unknown. Notified colgan cmo of incident. Investigation considered closed at this office as colgan cmo has been notified of incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS INSPECTOR OBSERVED COLGAN FLIGHT 4934, N221CJ LAND IN PORTLAND, MAINE, ACCOMPANIED BY CRASH FIRE RESCUE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO ROCKLAND, MAINE FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED TO THIS INSPECTOR THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 0930, AT APPROXIMATELY 9000 FEET, APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES FROM PORTLAND, MAINE THE CREW NOTED A STRANGE SMELL SIMILAR TO HAND LOTION. AT APPROXIMATELY 0935 THE CREW REPORTED SEEING A THIN WHITE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED INTO THE PORTLAND JETPORT, PORTLAND, MAINE. LOGBOOK ENTRY AS FOLLOWS: "NOTICED STRANGE SMELL FOLLOWED BY WHITE SMOKE IN COCKPIT. UPON LANDING NOTICED LEFT ENGINE HEAVILY LEAKING OIL." THIS INSPECTOR INFORMED BY PORTLAND, MAINE ATC TOWER THAT AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS NOT PERFORMED. COLGAN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE IN CONCURRENCE WITH PRATT & WHITNEY TECHNICAL SERVICES HAS DETERMINED THIS ENGINE INCURRED AN INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. AT THIS TIME THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS UNKNOWN. NOTIFIED COLGAN CMO OF INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION CONSIDERED CLOSED AT THIS OFFICE AS COLGAN CMO HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF INCIDENT.