# Incident 20170726015349I: Dehavilland DHC-2, Greenville, ME, July 26, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2017, 16:00 local time
- Place: Greenville, ME
- Airport: Currier'S Spb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FTTA
- Location: 45.4662° N, 69.5780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4662&lon=-69.5780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91549, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91549) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 (registry code 2808001, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,150 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170726015349I

## Narrative

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

DURING THE FINAL STAGES OF TAKE OFF RUN PILOT OBSERVED A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA SIMILIAR TO THE SOUND OF A BIRD STRIKE.  PILOT THEN OBSERVED A VIBRATION, PROMPLY TURNED AIRCRAFT AROUND AND  LANDED SAFELY.  FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER HEAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CYLINDER.  CONTACTED BOSTON AEG WITH THESE CONCERNS FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

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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