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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 414A · Marion, IL · November 28, 2011

Date: November 28, 2011 · 17:19 local
Place: Marion, IL
Airport: Williamson County Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N717BD
Reported as: Cessna 414A
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N717BDRegistered now · Cessna 414AS/N 414A0337 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 414A Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

At 2016 local, pilot took off on runway 02 and while climbing through 2000 ft, a passenger sitting in the right front seat told the pilot that sparks were coming out of the top cowling of the right engine. The pilot verified this and shut down and feathered the engine. The pilot landed long on runway 20 with a tailwind and ran off the runway in soggy turf. The aircraft hit the alpha taxiway sign at runway 02 before departing the runway.

As the FAA filed it

AT 2016 LOCAL, PILOT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 02 AND WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 2000 FT, A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT TOLD THE PILOT THAT SPARKS WERE COMING OUT OF THE TOP COWLING OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE PILOT VERIFIED THIS AND SHUT DOWN AND FEATHERED THE ENGINE. THE PILOT LANDED LONG ON RUNWAY 20 WITH A TAILWIND AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY IN SOGGY TURF. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE ALPHA TAXIWAY SIGN AT RUNWAY 02 BEFORE DEPARTING THE RUNWAY.