# Incident 20111207028599I: Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60, December 7, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2011, 06:57 local time
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DATA
- Aircraft: N701A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N701A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60 (registry code 8100605, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-shorts-sd3-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65R (registry code 52276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHORT BROS SHORTS SD3-60
- Reported engine: P & W PT6A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111207028599I

## Narrative

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

ON 12/07/2011 AT 0025 CST N701A FLIGHT NUMBER 1465, A SHORT BROTHERS SD3-60 WAS AT FLIGHT LEVEL 9000 AGL WHEN THE LH ENGINE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. AFTER AN UNSUCCESFUL RESTART ATTEMPT THE ENGINE WAS SECURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO IND AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE POWER LOSS WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A BIRD STRIKE TO THE PROPELLER AND THE BIRD WAS INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE TEARDOWN INVESTIGATION IS STILL IN PROGRESS.

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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