# Incident 20160129000899I: Raytheon Aircraft Company B300, January 29, 2016 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 29, 2016, 08:15 local time - Airport: Youngstown-Warren Regional - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Aircraft: N350TF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N350TF) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Raytheon B300 (registry code 7150007, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-b300) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY B300 - Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160129000899I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION THE PIC ELECTED TO CHECK THE COLD OIL LEVEL VIA THE DIPSTICK ON EACH ENGINE, CONTRARY TO THE POH WHICH STATES TO CHECK IT HOT. PIC IS TOO SHORT TO REACH THE OIL DOORS ON TOP OF THE ENGINE NACELLES. PIC USED ENGINE COWLING/INSPECTION DOORS ON EACH ENGINE TO INSPECT OIL LEVEL. PIC FOUND DIPSTICKS ON BOTH ENGINES DRY AND REQUESTED 1 QUART OF OIL BE ADDED TO EACH ENGINE. PIC LEFT ENGINE INSPECTION DOORS OPEN FOR THE LINE SERVICE PERSONNEL. LINE SERVICE PERSONNEL ADDED THE OIL AS REQUESTED VIA THE OIL DOORS ON TOP OF THE NACELLES. OIL DOORS AND CAPS WERE SECURED, HOWEVER ENGINE INSPECTION DOORS ON BOTH ENGINES REMAINED OPEN. PIC LEFT AIRCRAFT UPON COMPLETION OF PREFLIGHT. UPON RETURN TO THE AIRCRAFT FOR DEPARTURE, PIC DID NOT COMPLETE A WALK-AROUND INSPECTION. PIC ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT NOTICE OF THE OPEN ENGINE DOORS. DOORS REMAINED OPEN DURING ENGINE STARTS AND TAXI, DESPITE BOTH PIC AND SIC ATTENTION TO VISUALLY CLEAR PROP AND TAXI AREAS. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 32 WITH THE DOORS OPEN. AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL AND 120 KNOTS IAS THE INSPECTION DOORS ON EACH ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT ENGINE INSPECTION DOOR WAS NOT RECOVERED. THE LEFT ENGINE INSPECTION DOOR IMPACTED AND BECAME LODGED IN THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PIC REPORTED CONTROLLABILITY ISSUES ABOUT THE VERTICAL AXIS. THE PIC/SIC ADVISED THE LOCAL CONTROLLER OF THEIR INTENT TO RETURN TO RUNWAY 32 BUT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. ATC DECLARED EMERGENCY ON BEHALF OF THE CREW. AIRCRAFT MAINTAINED AIRSPEED AND CONFIGURATION THROUGHOUT THE RETURN TO FIELD. AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND TAXIED TO FBO. AIRPORT WAS ADVISED TO CONDUCT A FOD CHECK ON ACTIVE RUNWAYS. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON EACH ENGINE NACELLE AND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. ## Other reports on N350TF (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20230829013792I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230829013792I), Aug 29, 2023: Raytheon Aircraft Company B300 (N350TF), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. On August 29, 2023, at approximately 13:15 eastern standard time, [privacy data omitted], a 1998 Beechcraft king air 350, sustained minor damage to the right… 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.