What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 20, 2025, the aircrew arrived at the airport approximately 1200 local time to operate a part 91 flight. The aircraft, was fueled to a total of 6,000 lbs. A thorough preflight inspection was completed with no discrepancies noted. The weather at the time was approximately 28°c with broken skies.
The aircraft then departed the runway 16 and was assigned a left turn to heading 050° and cleared to 2,000 feet. During climbout, while passing through approximately 11,500 feet and accelerating toward 280 knots, the aircrew experienced a sudden loud bang. The crew then noticed engine indications on the #2 engine (right side) showed an immediate drop, with N1 stabilizing around 28%. An engine computer right hand annunciator came on as the engine rolled back as well. No abnormal indications were observed prior to the event. After a few minutes the aircrew tried a one time restart on the r/h #2 engine and was unsuccesful.
The aircrew then leveled off and coordinated a return to the starting point with ATC. After the event, the aircrew secured the affected engine and ran the appropriate safety checklist. The approach and landing was uneventful.
After landing, the tower advised that a portion of the engine cowling appeared to have separated during the flight. There were no injuries to the aircrew or passengers, and the aircraft was taxied clear of the runway after landing without any further issue.
A post-flight walkaround confirmed that the #2 upper and lower engine cowling had detached in flight, exposing the engine core.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 20, 2025, THE AIRCREW ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 1200 LOCAL TIME TO OPERATE A PART 91 FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT, WAS FUELED TO A TOTAL OF 6,000 LBS. A THOROUGH PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 28°C WITH BROKEN SKIES.
THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED THE RUNWAY 16 AND WAS ASSIGNED A LEFT TURN TO HEADING 050° AND CLEARED TO 2,000 FEET. DURING CLIMBOUT, WHILE PASSING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 11,500 FEET AND ACCELERATING TOWARD 280 KNOTS, THE AIRCREW EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOUD BANG. THE CREW THEN NOTICED ENGINE INDICATIONS ON THE #2 ENGINE (RIGHT SIDE) SHOWED AN IMMEDIATE DROP, WITH N1 STABILIZING AROUND 28%. AN ENGINE COMPUTER RIGHT HAND ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON AS THE ENGINE ROLLED BACK AS WELL. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS WERE OBSERVED PRIOR TO THE EVENT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE AIRCREW TRIED A ONE TIME RESTART ON THE R/H #2 ENGINE AND WAS UNSUCCESFUL.
THE AIRCREW THEN LEVELED OFF AND COORDINATED A RETURN TO THE STARTING POINT WITH ATC. AFTER THE EVENT, THE AIRCREW SECURED THE AFFECTED ENGINE AND RAN THE APPROPRIATE SAFETY CHECKLIST. THE APPROACH AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL.
AFTER LANDING, THE TOWER ADVISED THAT A PORTION OF THE ENGINE COWLING APPEARED TO HAVE SEPARATED DURING THE FLIGHT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE AIRCREW OR PASSENGERS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUE.
A POST-FLIGHT WALKAROUND CONFIRMED THAT THE #2 UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING HAD DETACHED IN FLIGHT, EXPOSING THE ENGINE CORE.