Descripción:
A Cessna 208B Cargomaster sustained substantial damage in an accident near Wichita-Mid-Continent Airport, KS (ICT). The pilot was killed.
Baron Aviation flight 8588 to Garden City Municipal Airport, KS (GCK) took off at 07:37 from runway 19R at the Wichita-Mid-Continent Airport, KS (ICT). The pilot climbed to an altitude of 4000 feet and initiated a return to the airport.
At 07:42, the pilot transmitted that his airplane had experienced a loss of engine power and that he was attempting to return to the departure airport. He then asked if there were any nearby airports because he was unable to reach ICT. The departure controller provided vectors toward an airstrip that was approximately 2.5 miles southeast of the airplane's position. At 07:43 the pilot advised that he could not see the airstrip because the airplane's windshield was contaminated with oil. At 07:44, the pilot transmitted that he was landing in a grass field. The airplane landed in a nearby agricultural field on a northeast heading. During the landing rollout the airplane impacted a hedgerow located at the northern edge of the field.
An engine examination after the accident revealed a failure of the engine gas generator initiating from a compressor turbine blade separation. Recovered engine parameter data indicated normal engine operation until the sudden loss of power. Additional data analysis did not reveal any abnormal engine parameter trends.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The total loss of engine power as a result of a fractured compressor turbine blade due to high-cycle fatigue."
» NTSB
accident date: 06-11-2012
type: Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster
registration: N793FE
accident date: 06-11-2012
type: Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster
registration: N793FE
accident date: 06-11-2012
type: Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster
registration: N793FE
accident date: 06-11-2012
type: Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster
registration: N793FE
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | martes 6 noviembre 2012 |
| Hora: | 07:45 |
| Tipo: |  Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster |
| Operado por: | Baron Aviation |
| Alquilado a : | FedEx |
| Registración: | N793FE |
| Numéro de série: | 208B0291 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1991 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 10852 |
| Motores: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 3,3 km (2.1 milles) SW of Wichita-Mid-Continent Airport, KS (ICT) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Wichita-Mid-Continent Airport, KS (ICT/KICT), Estados Unidos de América |
| Garden City Municipal Airport, KS (GCK/KGCK), Estados Unidos de América | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 8588 |
A Cessna 208B Cargomaster sustained substantial damage in an accident near Wichita-Mid-Continent Airport, KS (ICT). The pilot was killed.
Baron Aviation flight 8588 to Garden City Municipal Airport, KS (GCK) took off at 07:37 from runway 19R at the Wichita-Mid-Continent Airport, KS (ICT). The pilot climbed to an altitude of 4000 feet and initiated a return to the airport.
At 07:42, the pilot transmitted that his airplane had experienced a loss of engine power and that he was attempting to return to the departure airport. He then asked if there were any nearby airports because he was unable to reach ICT. The departure controller provided vectors toward an airstrip that was approximately 2.5 miles southeast of the airplane's position. At 07:43 the pilot advised that he could not see the airstrip because the airplane's windshield was contaminated with oil. At 07:44, the pilot transmitted that he was landing in a grass field. The airplane landed in a nearby agricultural field on a northeast heading. During the landing rollout the airplane impacted a hedgerow located at the northern edge of the field.
An engine examination after the accident revealed a failure of the engine gas generator initiating from a compressor turbine blade separation. Recovered engine parameter data indicated normal engine operation until the sudden loss of power. Additional data analysis did not reveal any abnormal engine parameter trends.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The total loss of engine power as a result of a fractured compressor turbine blade due to high-cycle fatigue."
Accident investigation:
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Fuentes:
» Kansas City Star» NTSB
Fotos
accident date: 06-11-2012
type: Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster
registration: N793FE
accident date: 06-11-2012
type: Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster
registration: N793FE
accident date: 06-11-2012
type: Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster
registration: N793FE
accident date: 06-11-2012
type: Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster
registration: N793FE
Video, social media
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— 3onyourside (@3onyourside) November 6, 2012
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Distance from Wichita-Mid-Continent Airport, KS to Garden City Municipal Airport, KS as the crow flies is 289 km (181 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Wichita-Mid-Continent Airport, KS to Garden City Municipal Airport, KS as the crow flies is 289 km (181 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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