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FAA accident report · Pacific Aerospace 750XL · Raeford, NC · December 3, 2015

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Date
December 3, 2015 · 11:42 local
Place
Raeford, NC
Airport
Raeford Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N216PK
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA16LA059
Reported as
Pacific Aerospace 750XL
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
378 total41 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days
N216PKRegistered now · Pacific Aerospace 750XLS/N 114 · Built 2005Airframe modelPacific Aerospace 750XLEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A-34 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.

On December 3, 2015, aircraft N216PK, a PAC-750, experienced an abnormal engine indication and performed an engine-out glide into 5W4 airport. It ran off the end of the runway, causing no injuries but causing substantial damage to the aircraft.

At 13,000?, the pilot observed a torque reading that went into the red. He said that the setting should have been about 25 PSI based on his throttle position, but was reading about 70 PSI. He said that the engine did not produce high power, just showed high power on the gage.

The pilot then set up for a normal descent, bringing the power to idle and the flaps up and the propeller lever forward. At idle, he said the torque reading was into the 80?s (PSI) though the engine was not producing that equivalent power. He believes that at idle setting, it was producing idle power, though it was reading past the high maximum torque PSI. He said that the engine began a heavy vibration at idle which was accompanied by an abnormal noise and the overtorquing indication.

The pilot stated that to prevent engine self-destruct, he shut down the engine. At this time he estimates he was at 9,000?.

The pilot stated that the winds were approximately 030 degrees at 12 knots. He estimates he landed midway down the runway and said his right main landing gear touched first. He applied his brakes as hard as possible and came off the end of the runway. The left main landing gear was sheared off by a stump before the aircraft came to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 3, 2015, AIRCRAFT N216PK, A PAC-750, EXPERIENCED AN ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATION AND PERFORMED AN ENGINE-OUT GLIDE INTO 5W4 AIRPORT. IT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING NO INJURIES BUT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

AT 13,000?, THE PILOT OBSERVED A TORQUE READING THAT WENT INTO THE RED. HE SAID THAT THE SETTING SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 25 PSI BASED ON HIS THROTTLE POSITION, BUT WAS READING ABOUT 70 PSI. HE SAID THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT PRODUCE HIGH POWER, JUST SHOWED HIGH POWER ON THE GAGE.

THE PILOT THEN SET UP FOR A NORMAL DESCENT, BRINGING THE POWER TO IDLE AND THE FLAPS UP AND THE PROPELLER LEVER FORWARD. AT IDLE, HE SAID THE TORQUE READING WAS INTO THE 80?S (PSI) THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING THAT EQUIVALENT POWER. HE BELIEVES THAT AT IDLE SETTING, IT WAS PRODUCING IDLE POWER, THOUGH IT WAS READING PAST THE HIGH MAXIMUM TORQUE PSI. HE SAID THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN A HEAVY VIBRATION AT IDLE WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE OVERTORQUING INDICATION.

THE PILOT STATED THAT TO PREVENT ENGINE SELF-DESTRUCT, HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. AT THIS TIME HE ESTIMATES HE WAS AT 9,000?.

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE APPROXIMATELY 030 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS. HE ESTIMATES HE LANDED MIDWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND SAID HIS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED FIRST. HE APPLIED HIS BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE AND CAME OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF BY A STUMP BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP.

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 ERA16LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaeford, NCThe pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point and speed during a precautionary landing with the engine shut down. Contributing to the accident was an erroneous engine torque indication, which led the pilot to shut the engine down, for reasons that…Dec 3, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N216PK · 2

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

Incident 20140331003399ILanding: Approach · Raeford, NCOn March 31, 2014 Mr. De blois boarded the pac 750 N216PK, (flown by [privacy data omitted]) at the 5W4 airport to participate in training jumps. At approximately 9:05AM [privacy data omitted] initiated a high performance turn Under a fully functioning…Mar 31, 2014 · No damage · 1 fatalIncident 20120927022029IRandleman, NCAt approx 1445 the ranger group all veteran parachute team conducted a demo jump at victory junction in Randleman, NC. One team member, [privacy data omitted], conducted a low turn maneuver at approximately 100' and his chute did not recover from the turn. He…Sep 27, 2012 · No damage