# Accident 20080601846049A: Cessna 208B, Greensburg, IN, June 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2008, 10:50 local time
- Place: Greensburg, IN
- Airport: Greensburg-Decatur County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3267° N, 85.5225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3267&lon=-85.5225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102VE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114A
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,089 total, 85 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080601846049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 7000 MSL HE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND A METAL GRINDING SOUND AND FELT THE PROP SHUDDER.  DESCENDED TO 5000 MSL, LEVELED AIRCRAFT AND AFTER REDUCING SPEED TO 80 KNOTS, ADVISED PARACHUTISTS ONBOARD(14 EACH) TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT THEN PROCEEDED NORTH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18 (DUE TO HIGHWAY AND OBSTACLE CONSIDERATIONS) AND REPORTED TO INDIANAPOLIS APPROACH TO ADVISE OF MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS.  PILOT REPORTED THAT OIL SPRAY ON THE WINDSHIELD HAD COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTED HIS OUTSIDE VIEW.  WHEN FLAP EXTENSION WAS ATTEMPTED (AT 120 KNOTS) IN ORDER TO SET UP FOR LANDING, PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER MINIMAL EXTENSION THE FLAP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED.  AFTER RESET IT IMMEDIATELY POPPED AGAIN.  AT THIS POINT, THE PROP WAS FULLY FEATHERED AND NO FURTHER FLAP EXTENSION WAS ATTEMPTED.  AIRCRAFT OVERHSOT THE RUNWAY, BRIEFLY GAINED A FEW FEET OF ALTITUDE THEN TOUCHED DOWN IN A CORNFIED BEYOND THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT WING LOW.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI08LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA144), Jun 1, 2008: Cessna 208B (N102VE), Greensburg, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during the en route climb due to a compressor turbine failure as a result of blade creep. Also causal was the inadequate maintenance performed by the airplane's owner.

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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