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.
Operator stated that on 11/17/2010, at approximately 10:00 LCL, he departed on a 14CFR135 flight from Dillingham (dlg) to new stoyahok (knw). After a normal takeoff and established in cruise flight at 700 feet, approximately 11 miles NE of Dillingham, the engine made a loud "bang", began to run very roughly and then lost power. The pilot performed a forced landing in the tundra, which resulted in shearing off the nose gear, resulting in damage to the nose gear propeller, and bottom cowl. Pictures of the engine povided by the operator indicated internal catasrophic failure of the internal rotating components, including a broken rod and a hole punched in the top of the crankcase
As the FAA filed it
OPERATOR STATED THAT ON 11/17/2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 LCL, HE DEPARTED ON A 14CFR135 FLIGHT FROM DILLINGHAM (DLG) TO NEW STOYAHOK (KNW). AFTER A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND ESTABLISHED IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 700 FEET, APPROXIMATELY 11 MILES NE OF DILLINGHAM, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD "BANG", BEGAN TO RUN VERY ROUGHLY AND THEN LOST POWER. THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING IN THE TUNDRA, WHICH RESULTED IN SHEARING OFF THE NOSE GEAR, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR PROPELLER, AND BOTTOM COWL. PICTURES OF THE ENGINE POVIDED BY THE OPERATOR INDICATED INTERNAL CATASROPHIC FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL ROTATING COMPONENTS, INCLUDING A BROKEN ROD AND A HOLE PUNCHED IN THE TOP OF THE CRANKCASE
Other reports on N1549U · 7
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.