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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Tarboro, NC · November 15, 2013

Date: November 15, 2013 · 19:45 local
Place: Tarboro, NC
Airport: Tarboro-Edgecombe Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: MT9A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9714B
Reported as: Cessna 208B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-114
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,830 total130 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft was on an IFR flight plan (flt MRA636) from edenton, NC (ede) to raleigh, NC (rdu) when the pilot experienced engine loss of power right after leveling at cruise at 6000 ft. pilot reported hearing loud pop noise followed by sound of engine winding down. Pilot was prepairing to try an engine restart when he spotted the Tarboro airport (etc) below him at 2 miles. Pilot dead-sticked the aircraft onto runway 9 with no damage to the aircraft and no injury to himself. Post flight inspection revealed small dents on the exhaust duct and damaged and missing blades to the engine compressor turbine disk. Engine will be routed for teardown inspection at an engine overhaul facility.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN (FLT MRA636) FROM EDENTON, NC (EDE) TO RALEIGH, NC (RDU) WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE LOSS OF POWER RIGHT AFTER LEVELING AT CRUISE AT 6000 FT. PILOT REPORTED HEARING LOUD POP NOISE FOLLOWED BY SOUND OF ENGINE WINDING DOWN. PILOT WAS PREPAIRING TO TRY AN ENGINE RESTART WHEN HE SPOTTED THE TARBORO AIRPORT (ETC) BELOW HIM AT 2 MILES. PILOT DEAD-STICKED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO RUNWAY 9 WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURY TO HIMSELF. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED SMALL DENTS ON THE EXHAUST DUCT AND DAMAGED AND MISSING BLADES TO THE ENGINE COMPRESSOR TURBINE DISK. ENGINE WILL BE ROUTED FOR TEARDOWN INSPECTION AT AN ENGINE OVERHAUL FACILITY.