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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Mitsubishi MU-2B-26 · Phoenix, AZ · April 16, 2013

Date
April 16, 2013 · 15:00 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Deer Valley
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N316EN
Reported as
Mitsubishi MU-2B-26
Reported engine
Garrett TPE-331-6-252M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total250 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During cruise climb at 16000 ft, the pilot and his observer (certificated pilot but not required crew) noticed abnormal right engine torque and temperature indications. After briefly discussing the issue, the pilot in command elected to shut down the right engine and return to Deer Valley Airport. The aircraft landed uneventfully.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE CLIMB AT 16000 FT, THE PILOT AND HIS OBSERVER (CERTIFICATED PILOT BUT NOT REQUIRED CREW) NOTICED ABNORMAL RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE AND TEMPERATURE INDICATIONS. AFTER BRIEFLY DISCUSSING THE ISSUE, THE PILOT IN COMMAND ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AND RETURN TO DEER VALLEY AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.