# Incident 20131004021859I: Britten-Norman BN-2A-27, Fort Lauderdale, FL, October 4, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2013, 17:30 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ISCA
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N779KS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N779KS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 (registry code 1520227, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRITTEN-NORMAN BN-2A-27
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,211 total, 309 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131004021859I

## Narrative

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

ON APPPROACH TO FORT LAUDERDALE INTL. THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED.  THE PILOT FEATHERED THE PROPELLER AND LANDED NORMALLY.  ENGINE TEARDOWN SHOWED THAT A  FAILURE OF THE COUNTER WEIGHT DAMPER PIN RETAINER PLATE.  THE PART BROKE INTO PIECES RELEASING THE PIN AND ALLOWING TH COUNTER WEIGHT TO TO CONTACT THE CRANKCASE CAUSING IMMEDIATE STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE. SDR SUBMITTED UNIQUE CONTROL # ISCA779EF.

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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