36.1659° N, 86.7844° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 15, 2023 · 09:18 local
Place
Nashville, TN
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5067L
Reported as
Raytheon C90A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-21
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
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.
Aircraft was serviced with engine oil before departing airport to which the engine cowling was left unsecured. Pilot failed to ensure cowling was latched and secure when performing preflight inspection. During takeoff the cowling separated from the engine nacelle and hit the vertical stabilizer. Aircraft continued on to destination without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS SERVICED WITH ENGINE OIL BEFORE DEPARTING AIRPORT TO WHICH THE ENGINE COWLING WAS LEFT UNSECURED. PILOT FAILED TO ENSURE COWLING WAS LATCHED AND SECURE WHEN PERFORMING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. DURING TAKEOFF THE COWLING SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE NACELLE AND HIT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON TO DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.