Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
July 30, 2005
Submitted
August 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N432FA
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB592
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Engine
Part number
PT6A41
Condition
Damaged
Location
Right
Part time
6,768 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED WITH A NORMAL TAKEOFF IN VFR CONDITIONS. FOLLOWING ROTATION, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 100 FT AGL, THE RT ENGINE LOST POWER, THE PILOT LEVELED OFF. THE AC WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, PILOT CHOSE TO LAND IMMEDIATELY, WITH ADEQUATE RUNWAY AHEAD. THE AC LANDED HARD AND WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AC. NO INJURIES WERE INVOLVED. UPON INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, RIGHT PROPELLER WAS FOUND UNFEATHERED, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS HOISTED FOR SECURING, LANDING GEAR WAS SUCCESSFULLY EXTENDED BY USE OF THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM, AND LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION. CAUSE OF THE ENGINE POWER LOSS IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. (K)