20181009024489I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 560 · Castalia, NC · October 9, 2018

Date: October 9, 2018 · 09:00 local
Place: Castalia, NC
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: 3KUA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N17FA
Reported as: Cessna 560
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,323 total2,181 in this make and model176 in the last 90 days

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.

On October 9, 2018, the above aircraft departed krdu on a part 91 reposition leg to korf at about 08:20 a.m. local time. After takeoff and climb to level at 15,000 feet the crew experienced a loud "bang" and encountered vibrations through the aircraft. The crew returned to krdu and landed without incident. Upon parking the aircraft on the ramp and inspecting the aircraft it was noted the lower right engine cowling had departed the aircraft and the upper cowling was severely damaged but still attached few a few fasteners.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 9, 2018, THE ABOVE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KRDU ON A PART 91 REPOSITION LEG TO KORF AT ABOUT 08:20 A.M. LOCAL TIME. AFTER TAKEOFF AND CLIMB TO LEVEL AT 15,000 FEET THE CREW EXPERIENCED A LOUD "BANG" AND ENCOUNTERED VIBRATIONS THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW RETURNED TO KRDU AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON PARKING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP AND INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THE LOWER RIGHT ENGINE COWLING HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE UPPER COWLING WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BUT STILL ATTACHED FEW A FEW FASTENERS.