# Incident 20080117011719I: Beech B300, Bigfork, MN, January 17, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2008, 08:53 local time
- Place: Bigfork, MN
- Airport: Bigfork Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7839° N, 93.6510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIGFORK MUNI (FOZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7839&lon=-93.6510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N964LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N964LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B300 (registry code 1152932, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B300
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A60A
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080117011719I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PART 91 FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FCM WITH CAPTAIN, FO, AND 8 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. NORMAL OPERATION AND TOUCH DOWN RUNWAY 15 @ FOZ. WEATHER CLEAR SUNNY, -20 DEG F, NO WIND, RUNWAY SURFACE ICY WITH DUSTING OF SNOW. PROPS TAKEN OUT OF REVERSE AT APPROX 40 KTS, TORQUE SURGE REPORTED BY PILOTS WITH SECOND SURGE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO TURN HARD RIGHT (45 DEGREES). AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SNOW BANK. NO INJURIES REPORTED. FIRE AND POLICE ON SCENE. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT INCLUDES BOTH PROPS AND VENTRAL FIN. INSPECTION OF A/C BY MAINTENANCE REVEALED R ENGINE COMPRESSOR BLADE DAMAGE BEYOND LIMITS. L ENGINE STARTER/GENERATOR SHAFT BENT, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP BROKEN FROM CASE ASSEMBLY. BOTH ENGINE BURNER POWER SECTIONS DAMAGED FROM TORQUE, PROBABLE FROM PROP IMPACT. FUNCTION TEST OF GROUND IDLE SOLENOIDS WERE NORMAL. BOTH ENGINES BEING REMOVED FOR EVALUATION. PROP DAMAGE SIMILAR ON BOTH, BLADE ANGLE PUSHED PAST FINE PITCH INTO REVERSE BUT NOT LOCKED, UNABLE TO DETERMINE BLADE ANGLE PRIOR TO IMPACT. PROP GOVERNORS ALSO DAMAGED AND SENT FOR REPAIR.

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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