# Incident 20201231016509I: Cessna 501, Miami, FL, December 31, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2020, 17:10 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami-Opa Locka Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 631J
- Location: 25.9074° N, 80.2782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI-OPA LOCKA EXEC (OPF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9074&lon=-80.2782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45TL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45TL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 501 (registry code 2076603, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-501) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 501
- Reported engine: PRATT & WHITNEY JT15D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201231016509I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 31, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1708 HOURS, CESSNA CITATION 501,  REGISTRATION N45TL WAS GIVEN CONTROL TOWER CLEARANCE FOR TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 9L. AT 1710 THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN THE TAKE OFF ROLL WITH FULL POWER SETTINGS, FROM RESPECTIVE TAKEOFF CHARTS. THE PIC, ONLY OCCUPANT ONBOARD COMMENCED THE ROLL, AND AS AIRCRAFT  APPROACHED 65-70 KNOTS PRIOR TO V1 SPEED, PIC HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE LEFT ENGINE.

HE THEN INITIALIZED A REJECTED T/O, AND TAXIED BACK TO THE FBO.

ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL UNTIL EVENT OCCURRED.

PICTURES TAKEN DETERMINED NUMBER 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.

## Other reports on N45TL (1)

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

- [Incident 20110313003939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110313003939I), Mar 13, 2011: Cessna 501 (N45TL), Uvalde, TX, Minor damage. On final approach to Uvalde TX, the nose gear indicator light did not illuminate when the gear was extended. The gear unsafe emergency procedure was followed…

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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