# Incident 20230410002759I: Cessna 560XL, Clewiston, FL, April 10, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2023, 17:11 local time
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Airport: West Palm Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 3EJA
- Location: 26.7528° N, 80.9392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clewiston, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7528&lon=-80.9392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N843JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N843JS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 560XL (registry code 2076702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-560xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545A (registry code 52185, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw545a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 560XL
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW545A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230410002759I

## Narrative

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

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 21400 FT ENROUTE TO KSRQ FROM KPBI A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY A LEFT DOWNWARD YAW. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A HARD SHUDDER AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. ATC WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED OF A MAYDAY AND REQUEST TO RETURN TO PBI. NO OTHER LIGHTS WARNINGS OR CAUTIONS WERE DISPLAYED. THE ONLY INDICATION OF PROBLEMS WAS THE SHUDDER AND DIFFICULTY MOVING FLIGHT CONTROLS. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND SHUTDOWN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LH ENGINE UPPER COWLING WAS MISSING AND THE LOWER COWL WAS HANGING BY A PIPE ON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE ENGINE.

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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