# Incident 20111220029739I: Beech B200, Mesa, AZ, December 20, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200EW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200EW-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B200 (registry code 1152922, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 (registry code 52062, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B200
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-42
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111220029739I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED HE SET THE ITT'S AT 50 DEGREES BELOW RED LINE, THE PROPELLERS WERE SET AT 1750 RPM AND FUEL FLOWS WERE SLIGHTLY IN EXCESS OF 300 PPH. WITHIN ABOUT 5 MINUTES INTO CRUSE FLIGHT, HE OBSERVED THE FIRST ANOMALY. THE RIGHT TORQUE GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. THE ITT, N1, FF, AND PROPELLER RPM WERE ALL NORMAL SO HE CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION. WITHIN 2 OR 3 MINUTES, HE NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO DROP, BUT ALL OTHER GAUGES WE NORMAL AND THERE WERE NO AUDITORY CHANGES IN THE ENGINE. HE GOT THE CHECK LIST TO REVIEW THE LOW OIL PRESSURE PROCEDURE AND BEFORE HE OPENED TO THAT PAGE, HE HEARD THE PROP RPM DROP. HE CONFIRMED THAT HE HAD A 100 RPM DROP ON THE RIGHT ENGINE AND AT THAT POINT, DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN THAT ENGINE. HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE, MOVED THE RIGHT CONDITION LEVER INTO IDLE CUTOFF AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER. HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT MESA-GATEWAY AIRPORT IN MESA, AZ (IWA) WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N200EW (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20070217006389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070217006389I), Feb 17, 2007: Beech B200 (N200EW), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) On February 17, 2007, at approximately 0340 hours, Beechcraft, model BE-200, registration N200EW landed on runway 21 at Eagle Creek airpark (eye).…
- [Incident 20070125006379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070125006379I), Jan 25, 2007: Beech B200 (N200EW), Dayton, OH. (-23) Enroute from luk to day, crew reported an unsafe gear indication. The aircraft landed at day without incident. Aircraft was released to maintenance.
- [Incident 20030621016969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030621016969I), Jun 21, 2003: Beech B200 (N200EW), Buffalo, NY. (-23) On June 21, 2003, a king air BE-200, aircraft N200EW landed on runway 5 at the greater international Buffalo airport, Buffalo NY after reporting a…
- [Incident 20030325005849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030325005849I), Mar 25, 2003: Beech B200 (N200EW), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot reported that during the rollout after landing, he started putting the engines in reverse and the aircraft veered left into the grass. The…

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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