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FAA accident report · Cessna 208B · Cross City, FL · September 5, 2007

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Date
September 5, 2007 · 05:23 local
Place
Cross City, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PA9A
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N702PA
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA07LA140
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A114A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,732 total5,470 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days
N702PARegistered now · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0702 · Built 1998Airframe modelCessna 208BEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140Turbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23)On September 5, 2007 at or about 0910Z, on a reposition flight from kbfm to ktpa, N702PA, a Cessna 208B serial # 208B-0702 experienced an engine failure at 11,000 feet approximately 29 miles east of the Cross City, Florida airport. The engine failure was sudden with no warning or spool down time. Ng gauge instantly went to -0-. Upon engine failure, the pilot declared air emergency and ATC advised that the closest airport was Cross City heading 080 and 29 miles. The pilot turned towards the airport, went thru the engine out procedures and attempted an engine restart which was unsuccessful. The pilot set up at best glide speed and glided approximately 22 miles. At about 300 feet the pilot opened the crew door and latched it open, slowing the aircraft to just above stall speed before impacting the trees. Upon contact with the trees the pilot pulled back on the yoke and stalled the aircraft into the trees. The aircraft came to rest approximately 8.2 miles on the 280 radial from the Cross City airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2007 AT OR ABOUT 0910Z, ON A REPOSITION FLIGHT FROM KBFM TO KTPA, N702PA, A CESSNA 208B SERIAL # 208B-0702 EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AT 11,000 FEET APPROXIMATELY 29 MILES EAST OF THE CROSS CITY, FLORIDA AIRPORT. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING OR SPOOL DOWN TIME. NG GAUGE INSTANTLY WENT TO -0-. UPON ENGINE FAILURE, THE PILOT DECLARED AIR EMERGENCY AND ATC ADVISED THAT THE CLOSEST AIRPORT WAS CROSS CITY HEADING 080 AND 29 MILES. THE PILOT TURNED TOWARDS THE AIRPORT, WENT THRU THE ENGINE OUT PROCEDURES AND ATTEMPTED AN ENGINE RESTART WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT SET UP AT BEST GLIDE SPEED AND GLIDED APPROXIMATELY 22 MILES. AT ABOUT 300 FEET THE PILOT OPENED THE CREW DOOR AND LATCHED IT OPEN, SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO JUST ABOVE STALL SPEED BEFORE IMPACTING THE TREES. UPON CONTACT WITH THE TREES THE PILOT PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 8.2 MILES ON THE 280 RADIAL FROM THE CROSS CITY AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA07LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCross City, FLA total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the fracture and separation of the compressor turbine blades for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.Sep 5, 2007 · Substantial damage