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.
According to the pilot, the number 2 engine was indicating that it was losing oil pressure during cruise flight. The pilot elected to shut down the engine and diverted to the Talkeetna, AK airport. The airplane was landed with one engine inoperative. The pilot taxied the aircraft into the runway over-run area. He stated if he had stopped the airplane on the runway he would not be able to turn the airplane around on one engine because of its size. Initial reports alluded to the airplane ran off the end of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE WAS INDICATING THAT IT WAS LOSING OIL PRESSURE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO THE TALKEETNA, AK AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED WITH ONE ENGINE INOPERATIVE. THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE RUNWAY OVER-RUN AREA. HE STATED IF HE HAD STOPPED THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TURN THE AIRPLANE AROUND ON ONE ENGINE BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE. INITIAL REPORTS ALLUDED TO THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
Other reports on N777YA · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.