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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 560XL · Fort Lauderdale, FL · September 12, 2024

Date
September 12, 2024 · 13:06 local
Place
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N560AK
Reported as
Cessna 560XL
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545B
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total

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.

14 CFR part 91 flight, declared an emergency after takeoff due to excessive vibration. The aircraft returned to field without incident and was able to taxi back to ramp. After landing, it was discovered the left upper and lower engine cowls had become unsecured on takeoff. Damage sustained to left engine cowls, forward engine firewall, and minor damage on the aircraft left bottom horizontal stabilizer. No injuries to the crew or passengers of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS ABLE TO TAXI BACK TO RAMP. AFTER LANDING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE LEFT UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE COWLS HAD BECOME UNSECURED ON TAKEOFF. DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO LEFT ENGINE COWLS, FORWARD ENGINE FIREWALL, AND MINOR DAMAGE ON THE AIRCRAFT LEFT BOTTOM HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OR PASSENGERS OF THE AIRCRAFT.