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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Richmond, VA · October 28, 2011

Date: October 28, 2011 · 01:32 local
Place: Richmond, VA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BKAA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8083A
Reported as: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60
Reported engine: AiResearch TPE331
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N8083ARegistered now · Mitsubishi MU-2B-60S/N 739SA · Built 1979 Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-60 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircraft flying in route at FL210 at a distance of about 35 nautical miles west of Richmond international airport. The left engine failed. Pilot was in radar contact and communications with Washington center and proceeded to declare an emergency and asked for the nearest field. Following suggestion by ATC to go direct Richmond, pilot initiated descent as soon after securing the left engine and completing all the pertinent emergency checklists. Performed an uneventful landing to a full stop. Inspected the aircraft visually and no structural or abnormalities where observed. Maintenance personnel were dispatched and determined the engine failure was a result of a failed sun gear.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT FLYING IN ROUTE AT FL210 AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 35 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED. PILOT WAS IN RADAR CONTACT AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH WASHINGTON CENTER AND PROCEEDED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND ASKED FOR THE NEAREST FIELD. FOLLOWING SUGGESTION BY ATC TO GO DIRECT RICHMOND, PILOT INITIATED DESCENT AS SOON AFTER SECURING THE LEFT ENGINE AND COMPLETING ALL THE PERTINENT EMERGENCY CHECKLISTS. PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING TO A FULL STOP. INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT VISUALLY AND NO STRUCTURAL OR ABNORMALITIES WHERE OBSERVED.MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED AND DETERMINED THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF A FAILED SUN GEAR.