# Incident 20240920016649I: Cessna 208B, Indianapolis, IN, September 20, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2024, 18:44 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CSJA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1058N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1058N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240920016649I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING, DURING TAXI, THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED AN ISSUE WITH THE POWERPLANT, WHICH WAS A TURBO PROP AND WAS HAVING FLUCTUATION OF THE NG SPEED/PERCENTAGE AT FLIGHT IDLE. THE PILOT STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND STARTED PERFOMING TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES BY MOVING THE FUEL CONDITION LEVER FROM LOW IDLE TO HIGH IDLE BACK TO LOW IDLE. HE COULD DUPLICATE THE ISSUE BUT COULD NOT CORRECT IT. THE PILOT THEN DECIDED TO TAXI TO HAVE MAINTNENACE PERSONNEL LOOK AT THE ISSUE.

APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS INTO THE TAXI, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO ROLL BACK, HE THEN ENGAGED THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE NG WAS ABOVE 50 PERCENT. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN.  HE THEN TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND OBSERVED THE BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST.

DAMAGE TO POWERPLANT WAS AN INTERNAL OVERTEMPT TO THE COMPRESSOR TURBINE WHEEL, DISCOLORATION OF PAINT ON ENGINE COWLING, HEAT SHIELD DISCOLORED.

## Other reports on N1058N (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160210001089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160210001089I), Feb 10, 2016: Cessna 208B (N1058N), Cleveland, OH, No damage. Pilot stated that controllers were asking for expiditious exit from the runway after landing. During the taxi, near whiteout conditions existed. The pilot…
- [Incident 19951210043559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951210043559I), Dec 10, 1995: Cessna 208 (N1058N), Bradford, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot reported that after touchdown a deer ran across the runway. Aircraft was maneuvered to avoid striking the animal. Aircraft struck runway…

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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