# Incident 20231115019859I: Raytheon Aircraft Company C90A, Nashville, TN, November 15, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2023, 09:18 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5067L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY C90A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-21
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231115019859I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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