- Date
- June 13, 1992, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N402PBCessna 402B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920613024419A
- Case key
- 33101
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Probable cause
For undetermined reason(s), the right engine failed and the right propeller would not feather.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During cruise flt, the plt reported that the rt eng cowling partially separated & the lt fwd cylinder of that eng separated, followed by an eng compartment fire. He attempted to feather the propeller but was unable. He initiated a descent to extinguish the fire & was successful but after leveling off, was unable to maintain directional control. He ditched the airplane & both he & the pax exited the acft. The plt dragged the seriously injured pax with him to a nearby island where they were rescued the following day. The acft was not recovered; therefore, no determination could be made as to the reason for the separation of the cylinder. Review of the acft logbook indicates that on 8/27/91, the no.5 cylinder of the rt eng was removed & replaced. Also, the no. 1 cylinder was removed & reinstalled following repair. There were no further entries in the acft logbook regarding cylinder removal or replacement to the rt eng.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N402PB
- Reported as
- Cessna 402B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402B0245
- Airframe hours
- 9,097
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-E, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Aerojet, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Aerojet, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 15, 1992 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- MYAT · Treasure Cay, OF
- Destination
- FXE · Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,574 total · 231 in this make and model · 5,787 as pilot in command · 251 in the last 90 days · 67 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N402PB · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.