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FAA accident report · Cessna 402B · Sioux Falls, SD · May 27, 2016

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Date
May 27, 2016 · 09:15 local
Place
Sioux Falls, SD
Airport
Joe Foss Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N76MD
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN16LA201
Reported as
Cessna 402B
Reported engine
Continental GTSI0-520-F-K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
3,997 total1,849 in this make and model54 in the last 90 days
N76MDRegistered now · Cessna 402BS/N 402B1055 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 402BEngine modelContinental GTSI0-520-F-KReciprocating

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What happened

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

On may 27, 2016, the company chief pilot was conducting initial new hire flight training with a new hire pilot in a Cessna 402B. They were doing practice instrument approaches in VMC conditions. While getting vectored for a practice rnav/gps approach to runway 21, they noticed the left engine running rough. The chief pilot noted the fuel flow for the left engine had dropped off and informed the pilot to turn on the auxiliary fuel pump and request a full stop landing. The crew then observed the left hand tachometer drop to zero. The pilots observed flames visible through the louvers of the upper cowling of the left engine. ATC was notified and an emergency was declared. The engine fire emergency checklist was followed and the left engine was secured . As the crew maneuvered to runway 15, the flames went out and approximately 0926 local the crew made an uneventful landing. The aircraft touched down at approximately 0926 local.

The FAA and NTSB were notified of the event at approximately 10:45-11:00.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 27, 2016, THE COMPANY CHIEF PILOT WAS CONDUCTING INITIAL NEW HIRE FLIGHT TRAINING WITH A NEW HIRE PILOT IN A CESSNA 402B. THEY WERE DOING PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES IN VMC CONDITIONS. WHILE GETTING VECTORED FOR A PRACTICE RNAV/GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21, THEY NOTICED THE LEFT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. THE CHIEF PILOT NOTED THE FUEL FLOW FOR THE LEFT ENGINE HAD DROPPED OFF AND INFORMED THE PILOT TO TURN ON THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP AND REQUEST A FULL STOP LANDING. THE CREW THEN OBSERVED THE LEFT HAND TACHOMETER DROP TO ZERO. THE PILOTS OBSERVED FLAMES VISIBLE THROUGH THE LOUVERS OF THE UPPER COWLING OF THE LEFT ENGINE. ATC WAS NOTIFIED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE ENGINE FIRE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED AND THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SECURED . AS THE CREW MANEUVERED TO RUNWAY 15, THE FLAMES WENT OUT AND APPROXIMATELY 0926 LOCAL THE CREW MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 0926 LOCAL.

THE FAA AND NTSB WERE NOTIFIED OF THE EVENT AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45-11:00.

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 CEN16LA201Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSioux Falls, SDThe failure of the No. 4 cylinder head, which resulted in an engine fire and subsequent damage to the wing structure.May 27, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N76MD · 1

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

Incident 19960201002309IClimb · Minneapolis, MNNarrative: after departing msp enroute to FAR, climbing through 4000 AGL, pilot observed engine oil pressure dropping. Pilot secured the right engine and returned to msp, landed without further incident. Engine breather system froze causing crankcase to…Feb 1, 1996