20210125001719I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 1900C · Kodiak, AK · January 25, 2021

Date
January 25, 2021 · 05:00 local
Place
Kodiak, AK
Airport
Kodiak Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
YADA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N575A
Reported as
Beech 1900C
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
4,522 total

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 descent through FL 120 enroute to Kodiak Airport AK, the flight crew stated they felt a slight vibration that felt like a propeller, then what appeared to be a compressor stall. The engine continued to run normally for approx. 30 seconds, then there was a bang and flames were observed around the no. 2 engine cowlings. At this point the flight crew accomplished all memory items, qrh, and fire was extinguished. The flight crew declared an emergency with center and requested fire trucks after landing in Kodiak. The aircraft landed safely and was met by the Kodiak fire department. No evidence of fire observed after landing.

As the FAA filed it

ON DESCENT THROUGH FL 120 ENROUTE TO KODIAK AIRPORT AK, THE FLIGHT CREW STATED THEY FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION THAT FELT LIKE A PROPELLER, THEN WHAT APPEARED TO BE A COMPRESSOR STALL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN NORMALLY FOR APPROX. 30 SECONDS, THEN THERE WAS A BANG AND FLAMES WERE OBSERVED AROUND THE NO. 2 ENGINE COWLINGS. AT THIS POINT THE FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED ALL MEMORY ITEMS, QRH, AND FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH CENTER AND REQUESTED FIRE TRUCKS AFTER LANDING IN KODIAK. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND WAS MET BY THE KODIAK FIRE DEPARTMENT. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OBSERVED AFTER LANDING.