20090421004449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 208 · Frederick, MD · April 21, 2009

Date
April 21, 2009 · 13:55 local
Place
Frederick, MD
Airport
Frederick Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N208JW
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA09LA269
Reported as
Cessna 208
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A114
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,120 total255 in this make and model138 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) On roll out at fdk after a short flight from okv, the pilot heard a pop and observed the engine starting to spool down. He then turned off the runway and stopped when he saw smoke coming from the engine area and thought it was residual fuel. He then 'spooled the engine' (engaged the starter) and the smoke then turned black. He then knew he had a fire and he contacted the FBO. At this time he shut off the fuel selectors and pulled the firewall shutoff valve. Ground personnel from the FBO put the fire out prior to arrival of CFR. FBO personnel found what appeared to be parts of the turbine on the runway. The pilot said that he did not see or hear a fire warning indication in the cockpit. Pilot also stated that he was wearing a bose headset.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON ROLL OUT AT FDK AFTER A SHORT FLIGHT FROM OKV, THE PILOT HEARD A POP AND OBSERVED THE ENGINE STARTING TO SPOOL DOWN. HE THEN TURNED OFF THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED WHEN HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND THOUGHT IT WAS RESIDUAL FUEL. HE THEN 'SPOOLED THE ENGINE' (ENGAGED THE STARTER) AND THE SMOKE THEN TURNED BLACK. HE THEN KNEW HE HAD A FIRE AND HE CONTACTED THE FBO. AT THIS TIME HE SHUT OFF THE FUEL SELECTORS AND PULLED THE FIREWALL SHUTOFF VALVE. GROUND PERSONNEL FROM THE FBO PUT THE FIRE OUT PRIOR TO ARRIVAL OF CFR. FBO PERSONNEL FOUND WHAT APPEARED TO BE PARTS OF THE TURBINE ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE DID NOT SEE OR HEAR A FIRE WARNING INDICATION IN THE COCKPIT. PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS WEARING A BOSE HEADSET.

NTSB investigation

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