Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 25, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Engine
Condition
Shutdown
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APPROACH ON THE DOWNWIND LEG AT 500 FT AGL, THE ENGINE SHUT ITSELF DOWN WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. THE ACFT SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR.

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