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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Textron B300 · Norfolk, VA · April 13, 2023

Date: April 13, 2023 · 08:40 local
Place: Norfolk, VA
Airport: Norfolk International
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: O2GA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N874UP
Reported as: Textron B300
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,870 total

N874UPRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2025 · Textron B300S/N FL-1119 · Built 2017 Airframe modelTextron B300 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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On apr 13, 2023, at approximately 0840 eastern daylight time(EDT) a Textron aviation, inc., model B300, reported the right hand upper engine cowl door seperated from the aircraft during flight after departure from Norfolk, Virginia (orf). During climb out of Norfolk, Virginia (orf), departing on runway twenty-three (23) climbing through approximately 5000 feet, the right outboard upper engine cowling door opened then sheared off at aprroximately eight (8) nautical miles south/southwest of airport. Crew diverted back to Norfolk, Virginia (orf) and returned to airport, landed and taxied without further incident. The aircraft suffered impact damage to the top of right wing, right leading edge, and deice boot.

As the FAA filed it

ON APR 13, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 0840 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME(EDT) A TEXTRON AVIATION, INC., MODEL B300, REPORTED THE RIGHT HAND UPPER ENGINE COWL DOOR SEPERATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT AFTER DEPARTURE FROM NORFOLK, VIRGINIA (ORF). DURING CLIMB OUT OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA (ORF), DEPARTING ON RUNWAY TWENTY-THREE (23) CLIMBING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 5000 FEET, THE RIGHT OUTBOARD UPPER ENGINE COWLING DOOR OPENED THEN SHEARED OFF AT APRROXIMATELY EIGHT (8) NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH/SOUTHWEST OF AIRPORT. CREW DIVERTED BACK TO NORFOLK, VIRGINIA (ORF) AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT, LANDED AND TAXIED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE TOP OF RIGHT WING, RIGHT LEADING EDGE, AND DEICE BOOT.