# Incident 20110709017239I: Beech C90, Salinas, CA, July 9, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2011, 12:00 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N620WE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N620WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C90 (registry code 1152913, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110709017239I

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH TO SALINAS AIRPORT THE PILOT OF N620WE NOTICED THE RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE METER FLUCTUATING, AT WHICH TIME HE NOTICED OIL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COWL.  HE PERFORMED AN ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND SERVICED AS PER MANUFACTURES SPECIFICATIONS AND NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.  THE PILOT STATED THE PREFLIGHT WAS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTUERS' CHECKLIST.

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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