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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 414A · Muscle Shoals, AL · August 18, 2017

Date
August 18, 2017 · 16:50 local
Place
Muscle Shoals, AL
Airport
Northwest Alabama Regional
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8789B
Reported as
Cessna 414A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520-NB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
6,410 total1,046 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

While at 15,000 ft. MSL, en route from kmkl to kdts , the right engine manifold pressure decayed. The right manifold pressure began to increase with right throttle advancement. The pilot heard a loud bang from the right engine and observed oil streaming from the top of the engine cowling around the oil filler door. The pilot secured the right engine and informed ATC of the situation and diverted to kmsl and made a safe landing.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE AT 15,000 FT. MSL, EN ROUTE FROM KMKL TO KDTS , THE RIGHT ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESSURE DECAYED. THE RIGHT MANIFOLD PRESSURE BEGAN TO INCREASE WITH RIGHT THROTTLE ADVANCEMENT. THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE AND OBSERVED OIL STREAMING FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE COWLING AROUND THE OIL FILLER DOOR. THE PILOT SECURED THE RIGHT ENGINE AND INFORMED ATC OF THE SITUATION AND DIVERTED TO KMSL AND MADE A SAFE LANDING.

Other reports on N8789B · 1

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