# Accident 20121203028509A: Cessna 208B, Mekoryuk, AK, December 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Place: Mekoryuk, AK
- Airport: Mekoryuk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPUA
- Location: 60.4000° N, 166.3369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4000&lon=-166.3369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169LJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169LJ-2015-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A (registry code 52257, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-114a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,600 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121203028509A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT FROM ONE OF THE AIRCREWMAN, THEY DEPARTED MYU ON RWY 5.  THE CO-PILOT WAS AT THE CONTROLS DURING TAKE OFF.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET MSL AN AUDIBLE "SNAP" WAS HEARD AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND SPARKS WERE SEEN COMING FROM THE EXHAUST.  THE PIC/CAPTAIN TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS.  THE SMELL OF BURNING OIL WAS PRESENT.  THE CO-PILOT CONFIRMED THAT THE TORQUE INDICATOR WAS AT ZERO AND THE INTERNAL TURBINE TEMPERATURE (ITT) WAS ABOVE 805* C AND RISING. THE PIC/CAPTAIN INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE.  THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART.  THE CREW ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE FROZEN BAY.  UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE BECAME UNCONTROLABLE AFTER THE RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE AWAY FROM THE AIRPLANE.  THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.  THE CREW CHECKED THE 7 PASSENGERS ON BOARD FOR INJURIES.  ACCORDING TO THE CO-PILOT, ALL OF THE PASSENGERS SAID THEY WERE A LITTLE SHAKEN BUT OTHERWISE FINE.  THE CREW ASSISTED THE PASSENGERS WITH EVACUATION THROUGH THE PASSENGER AIR STAIR DOOR.  SHORTLY AFTER, PEOPLE FROM MEKORYUK ARRIVED AT THE SCENE WITH 4-WHEELERS.  THE PASSENGERS WERE TAKEN TO THE LOCAL CLINIC.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC13LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA012), Dec 3, 2012: Cessna 208B (N169LJ), Mekoryuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power as a result of a fractured first-stage compressor blade due to fatigue cracking. The source of the fatigue crack could not be determined due to secondary damage…

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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