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| Date: | Wednesday 27 September 2023 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Skytrans |
| Registration: | VH-UZC |
| MSN: | 208B1220 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Cairns Airport, QLD (CNS/YBCS) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Cairns Airport, QLD (CNS/YBCS) |
| Mareeba Airport, QLD (MRG/YMBA) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During initial climb the engine failed and the crew conducted a left turn to return the aircraft to Cairns. The aircraft landed on taxiway B4 before becoming airborne and coming to rest on taxiway A4. The engineering inspection revealed the cable attached to the propeller governor had sheared at the lock nut.
Sources:
ATSB
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7c68c6&lat=-16.885&lon=145.750&zoom=16.4&showTrace=2023-09-27&trackLabels
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2024 10:03 | ASN | Added |
| 13-Mar-2024 15:05 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 28-Sep-2024 08:37 | Anon. | Updated [Nature, ] |
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