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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 560 · Baltimore, MD · September 11, 2011

Date: September 11, 2011 · 10:30 local
Place: Baltimore, MD
Airport: Martin Stae Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: X3WA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N560FP
Reported as: Cessna 560
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PW535
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,204 total490 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N560FPRegistered now · Cessna 560S/N 560-0566 · Built 2001 Airframe modelCessna 560 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW535ATurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

This 135 capable crew was conducting a part 91 flight for the owners family. On approach to mtn PIC could not get left engine to respond to throttle control. Potomac center was informed of a problem. Crew shut down the left engine and tried to restart. Crew declared an emergency and shut engine down and executed a single engine approach and landing at mtn. All fuel components were found to be contaminated with ferrous material.

As the FAA filed it

THIS 135 CAPABLE CREW WAS CONDUCTING A PART 91 FLIGHT FOR THE OWNERS FAMILY. ON APPROACH TO MTN PIC COULD NOT GET LEFT ENGINE TO RESPOND TO THROTTLE CONTROL. POTOMAC CENTER WAS INFORMED OF A PROBLEM. CREW SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND TRIED TO RESTART. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND EXECUTED A SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH AND LANDING AT MTN. ALL FUEL COMPONENTS WERE FOUND TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH FERROUS MATERIAL.