What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 10/24/2022 at approximately 2030 EDT, privacy data omitted a Piper aztec model PA-23-250, privacy data omittedwith a flight crew from privacy data omitted experienced right engine failure. The aircraft landed safety at Capital Region International Airport (klan) with no reported injuries.
On 10/24/2022 a return flight occurred from chicago midway international airport (kmdw) to oakland county international airport (kptk). The flight was conducted in visual meteorological conditions. The flight crew of privacy data omitted stated they carried a passenger to mdw and were attempting to return to kptk without any passengers. The pilot in command stated “around 8:18 pm EST with approximately 65 miles left in the flight, the right engine failed. We maintained altitude as we traded airspeed and ran the engine failure procedure. After successfully shutting down and securing the right engine, we asked to descend to 5,000 feet and divert to klan.” the flight crew landed the aircraft without incident to Capital Region International Airport (klan) and the pilot in command stated they taxied to the local maintenance facility “with no further issues.”
Damage is as follows: the upper aft section of the engine case has a large opening from the engine failure indicating substantial engine failure. Minor right engine cowl damage was noted.
The privacy data omitted stated the previous engine oil analysis did not indicate any abnormalities that may lead to engine failure. The aircraft is scheduled for a right engine replacement.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10/24/2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 2030 EDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A PIPER AZTEC MODEL PA-23-250, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WITH A FLIGHT CREW FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFETY AT CAPITAL REGION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KLAN) WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES.
ON 10/24/2022 A RETURN FLIGHT OCCURRED FROM CHICAGO MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMDW) TO OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KPTK). THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT CREW OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THEY CARRIED A PASSENGER TO MDW AND WERE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO KPTK WITHOUT ANY PASSENGERS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED “AROUND 8:18 PM EST WITH APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES LEFT IN THE FLIGHT, THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. WE MAINTAINED ALTITUDE AS WE TRADED AIRSPEED AND RAN THE ENGINE FAILURE PROCEDURE. AFTER SUCCESSFULLY SHUTTING DOWN AND SECURING THE RIGHT ENGINE, WE ASKED TO DESCEND TO 5,000 FEET AND DIVERT TO KLAN.” THE FLIGHT CREW LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT TO CAPITAL REGION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KLAN) AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THEY TAXIED TO THE LOCAL MAINTENANCE FACILITY “WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.”
DAMAGE IS AS FOLLOWS: THE UPPER AFT SECTION OF THE ENGINE CASE HAS A LARGE OPENING FROM THE ENGINE FAILURE INDICATING SUBSTANTIAL ENGINE FAILURE. MINOR RIGHT ENGINE COWL DAMAGE WAS NOTED.
THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE PREVIOUS ENGINE OIL ANALYSIS DID NOT INDICATE ANY ABNORMALITIES THAT MAY LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED FOR A RIGHT ENGINE REPLACEMENT.