# Accident 20151203021749A: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL, Raeford, NC, December 3, 2015 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 3, 2015, 11:42 local time - Place: Raeford, NC - Airport: Raeford Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.0197° N, 79.1911° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0197&lon=-79.1911&mi=10 - Aircraft: N216PK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216PK) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Pacific Aerospace 750XL (registry code 05617YD, https://openairdocs.org/model/pacific-aerospace-750xl) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 series (registry code 52143, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PACIFIC AEROSPACE CORP LTD 750XL - Reported engine: P & W PT6A - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 378 total, 41 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA059) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151203021749A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ERA16LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA059), Dec 3, 2015: Pacific Aerospace 750XL (N216PK), Raeford, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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,… ## Other reports on N216PK (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20140331003399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140331003399I), Mar 31, 2014: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL (N216PK), Raeford, NC, No damage, 1 fatal. On 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… - [Incident 20120927022029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120927022029I), Sep 27, 2012: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL (N216PK), Randleman, NC, No damage. At 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],… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.