# Incident 20190814014139I: North American TB-25J, Cahokia, IL, August 14, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2019, 09:54 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Airport: St Louis Downtown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5704° N, 90.1551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN (CPS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5704&lon=-90.1551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345TH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American TB-25J (registry code 6400718, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-tb-25j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-2600 series (registry code 67050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN TB-25J
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-2600 SER
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190814014139I

## Narrative

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

08/14/2019 ? N345TH DEPARTED TO SIOUX FALLS REGIONAL AIRPORT (KFSD) FROM ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (KCPS). AFTER START CONTACTED GROUND RIGHT AT 1430Z TIME FOR TAXI FOR DEPARTURE TO THE NORTH OUT OF ST. LOUIS. DEPARTED RUNWAY 30L AT KCPS APPROXIMATELY 1443Z. THE PILOT WAS MONITORING AS PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) FROM THE LEFT SEAT. THE CO-PILOT FLYING AS SECOND IN COMMAND (SIC) FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL, AND AFTER A TURN TO THE NORTH, DURING THE SECOND POWER REDUCTION AN RPM DROP WAS FELT IN THE RIGHT ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY A SERIOUS OF BACKFIRES. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT WHILE THE CO-PILOT DEALT WITH THE ENGINE ISSUE. THEY IMMEDIATELY CALLED FOR A RETURN TO KCPS WITH STL DEPARTURE INDICATING AN ENGINE PROBLEM. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE DECISION TO SHUT DOWN/FEATHER THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS MADE AT APPROXIMATELY 1600FT MSL AND EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LANDING, N345TH TURNED OFF AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PERFORMED THE SECURING CHECKLIST AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE WAS CLEAR, LIGHT WINDS AND GOOD VISIBILITY.

## Other reports on N345TH (1)

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

- [Incident 20060930021289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060930021289I), Sep 30, 2006: Namer TB25J (N345TH), Alton/St Louis, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was taxiing aircraft for take off. While trying to avoid the crowd line, the aircraft struck a fire truck that was parked on the ramp…

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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