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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna U206F · Seldovia, AK · March 21, 2014

Date
March 21, 2014 · 13:45 local
Place
Seldovia, AK
Airport
Seldovia
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
X53A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N36GB
Reported as
Cessna U206F
Reported engine
Continental IO-520-F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total1,200 in this make and model219 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 the takeoff roll on a scheduled commuter flight, during the application of power, the engine suffered a catastrophic failure with no indication of malfunction prior to failure. Aircraft remained on the ground. There were no injuries to the PIC or the one non-revenue company employee passenger. Minor damage to cowling and propeller blades.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON A SCHEDULED COMMUTER FLIGHT, DURING THE APPLICATION OF POWER, THE ENGINE SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH NO INDICATION OF MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO FAILURE. AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PIC OR THE ONE NON-REVENUE COMPANY EMPLOYEE PASSENGER. MINOR DAMAGE TO COWLING AND PROPELLER BLADES.