Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech C90

Difficulty date
August 1, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech C90
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE ACFT IMPACTED AIRPORT TERRAIN DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND 3 OF THE 4 INJURED OCCUPANTS ONBOARD RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, 1 RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. CONTACT WITH THE NTSB HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACFT WRECKAGE WILL BE MOVED TO ANOTHER LOCATION AT WHICH TIME IF ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED ENGINE MFG WILL BE NOTIFIED. UPDATE NR 1: THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED: ROTATIONAL SIGNATURES OBSERVED ON THE LT ENGINE ARE INDICATIVE OF ROTATION AT IMPACT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRE-IMPACT ANOMALIES NOTED. EVEN IF THE EXHAUST SHOWED COMPRESSIVE DEFORMATIONS, THE RT ENGINE REVEALED NO COMPRESSOR TURBINE ROTATIONAL SIGNATURES AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT INDICATING THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER AT IMPACT. THE MINIMAL ROTATIONAL SCORING LOCATED ON THE POWER TURBINE WAS MOST LIKELY A RESULT OF THE PROPELLER WINDMILLING. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRE-IMPACT ANOMALIES NOTED. THERE WERE NO ANOMALIES OBSERVED WHICH COULD PRECLUDE NORMAL ENGINE OPERATION. ENGINE SN AND TIME ADDED.

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