Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
July 18, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A34AG
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING T/O, AN ENGINE POWER LOSS OCCURRED AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT BEFORE EXITING THE RUNWAY INTO A SOYBEAN FIELD. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE ACFT DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER. THE LOCAL ENGINE MFG FIELD SERVICE REP WILL VISIT THE CUSTOMER.