Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
June 9, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A41AG
Part
Engine
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ACCIDENT DURING A FERRY FLIGHT WITH NO CHEMICALS ON BOARD, APPROXIMATELY 6 MIN AFTER T/O, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND POWER WAS LOST. HE WAS FLYING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 330 FT AND HE WAS FORCED TO MAKE A LANDING IN A FIELD COVERED WITH HIGH WEEDS. UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE ACFT TRAVELLED APPROXIMATELY 80 FT BEFORE IT NOSED OVER, FALLING INTO A SWAMP. THE FRONT OF THE ACFT WAS SUBMERGED 16" DEEP. THE PILOT ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURIES. THE AUTHORITIES HAVE REQUESTED ENGINE MFG ASSISTANCE FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE.