# Incident 20130316003319I: Cessna 550, Indianapolis, IN, March 16, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2013, 11:19 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JAFA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55WL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55WL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 550 (registry code 2076604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series (registry code 52112, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 550
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA JT15D-4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 180 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/20130316003319I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNINITIATED SHUT DOWN OF THE LEFT ENGINE. NO FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION OR OTHER NOTICEABLE INDICATIONS OF THE IMPENDING SHUT DOWN WERE OBSERVED BY THE FLIGHT CREW. TWO ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE LEFT ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N55WL (2)

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

- [Incident 20240925017879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240925017879I), Sep 25, 2024: Cessna 550 (N55WL), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. This office received notification from the roc of an event on 9/25/2024 at Treasure Coast International (kfpr) involving a Cessna 550, tail [privacy data…
- [Incident 19880505020569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880505020569I), May 5, 1988: Cessna 550 (N55WL), St Louis, MO. Engine spooldown and drop in oil pressure. Shut engine down and diverted. Suspect failure of #4 bearing.

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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