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FAA accident report · Fairchild SA227-AC · Rifle, CO · April 16, 2015

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Date
April 16, 2015 · 22:43 local
Place
Rifle, CO
Airport
Garfield County Regional
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
KY7A
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2691W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15LA202
Reported as
Fairchild SA227-AC
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331-11U
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,920 total1,130 in this make and model117 in the last 90 days
N2691WRegistered now · Fairchild SA227-ACS/N AC-655B · Built 1986Airframe modelFairchild SA227-ACEngine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed ril destination den. Climbing through 10K', pilot heard a loud bang, and fire warning was annunciated. Pilot secured the right engine, discharged the right engine fire extinguisher, declared an emergency, diverted to gjt and landed without further incident. The right engine sustained an uncontained turbine wheel failure.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RIL DESTINATION DEN. CLIMBING THROUGH 10K', PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG, AND FIRE WARNING WAS ANNUNCIATED. PILOT SECURED THE RIGHT ENGINE, DISCHARGED THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DIVERTED TO GJT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE RIGHT ENGINE SUSTAINED AN UNCONTAINED TURBINE WHEEL FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15LA202Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRifle, COThe uncontained engine failure due to the fatigue failure of the second-stage turbine rotor disk.Apr 17, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2691W · 8

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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