# Incident 20081002847719I: Cessna 208B, Winterset, IA, October 2, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2008, 21:45 local time
- Place: Winterset, IA
- Airport: Winterset-Madison County
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BSYA
- Location: 41.3628° N, 94.0211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Winterset Madison County Airport (3Y3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3628&lon=-94.0211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1115M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1115M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081002847719I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N1115M, A CESSNA 208 CARAVAN, DEPARTED DESMOINES, IA (DSM) ENROUTE TO OMAHA, NE (OMA) AT APPROXIMATELY 2130 CDT. AFTER LEVELING AT 4000 MSL THE PILOT REPORTED A MAYDAY CALL TO DESMOINES ATCT BECAUSE FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE ENGINE COWL. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT COMPLETED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A HIGHWAY FOUR MILES NORTH OF THE WINTERSET, IA AIRPORT (3Y3). THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT ON BOARD OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND. INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED A FAILURE OF THE TURBINE COMPRESSOR SECTION OF THE ENGINE WHICH LEAD TO THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO PRATT & WHITNEY FOR TEAR DOWN INSPECTION.

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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