20080901855799I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Orlando, FL · September 1, 2008

Date
September 1, 2008 · 12:15 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MTNA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N862FE
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,130 total198 in this make and model32 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) N862FE, a Cessna 208B was being operated single pilot by mountain air cargo, a contract operator for fedex. The aircraft was on a IFR repositioning flight from kism to kfll. Following climb-out at 2000 MSL, pilot heard a loud clicking sound. During that same time pilot noticed a dramatic decrease in oil prssure. Pilot declared emergency into kmco and landed aircraft under power. Pilot indicated that just prior to landing engine vibration was felt, following uneventful landing. Once pilot cleared runway the engine stopped running uncommanded. Pilot then noticed the inlet turbine temperature was at the maximum end of the scale and smoke and present. Pilot performed all shut down procedures prior to exiting the aircraft due to heavy smoke. A small fire was extinguished by the fire department in the engine compartment at the bellows connecting exhaust section. Fire damage was limited to the exhaust section area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N862FE, A CESSNA 208B WAS BEING OPERATED SINGLE PILOT BY MOUNTAIN AIR CARGO, A CONTRACT OPERATOR FOR FEDEX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A IFR REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM KISM TO KFLL. FOLLOWING CLIMB-OUT AT 2000 MSL, PILOT HEARD A LOUD CLICKING SOUND. DURING THAT SAME TIME PILOT NOTICED A DRAMATIC DECREASE IN OIL PRSSURE. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY INTO KMCO AND LANDED AIRCRAFT UNDER POWER. PILOT INDICATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO LANDING ENGINE VIBRATION WAS FELT, FOLLOWING UNEVENTFUL LANDING. ONCE PILOT CLEARED RUNWAY THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING UNCOMMANDED. PILOT THEN NOTICED THE INLET TURBINE TEMPERATURE WAS AT THE MAXIMUM END OF THE SCALE AND SMOKE AND PRESENT. PILOT PERFORMED ALL SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES PRIOR TO EXITING THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO HEAVY SMOKE. A SMALL FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT THE BELLOWS CONNECTING EXHAUST SECTION. FIRE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE EXHAUST SECTION AREA.