# Incident 20170320009529I: Cessna 340A, Boise, ID, March 20, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2017, 07:10 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Airport: Gowen Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SQPA
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N114BH-2023-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,327 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170320009529I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ATC REPORTED:

AIRCRAFT 35 E OF THE BOI VOR (43.34.86N,-115.52.89W) CLIMBING THRU 14800 WHEN THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR A LOST PROP. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAND AT BOI WITH 1 PERSON ON BOARD.

PILOT STATEMENT:

I TOOK OFF ON A POP UP CHARTER TO KAPA AIRPORT. DEPARTED AROUND 0700 LOCAL (MDT). FOLLOWING COMPANY PROCEDURES, DID A RUN UP CHECKING BOTH PROP FEATHERING AND CYCLING-NO ANOMALIES NOTED. CLIMBED OUT AT 2500 RPM AND 32 INCHES MANIFOLD SETTINGS. ALL ENGINE OPERATIONS WERE NORMAL. AT APPROX. 14500 FT BEGAN SLOWLY PULLING ENGINES AND PROPS BACK TO LEVEL OFF AT ASSIGNED ALTITUDE OF 16000. AT THIS TIME THERE WAS A BRIEF VIBRATION/NOISE (TOUGH TO DESCRIBE), MAYBE 1-2 SECONDS LONG. I LOOKED OVER AND WATCHED MY LEFT PROP AS IT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. I IDENTIFIED AND VERIFIED LEFT ENGINE CONTROLS AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. ENGINE WAS STILL OPERATING WHEN THE PROP FELL OFF. I DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO BOISE UNEVENTFULLY.

## Other reports on N114BH (2)

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

- [Incident 20200819012879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200819012879I), Aug 19, 2020: Cessna 340A (N114BH), Winnemucca, NV, Minor damage. During cruise flight the right engine failed so the pilot elected to land at wmc. During approach to landing the pilot elected to go around. Pilot stated the…
- [Incident 20040222002489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040222002489I), Feb 22, 2004: Cessna 340A (N114BH), Casper, WY. (-23) During climb out, the pilot noticed the right engine oil pressure gage indicating a significant increase in pressure. When the right engine started to…

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.

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