ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384884
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 March 1982 |
| Time: | 23:00 LT |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II |
| Owner/operator: | Britt Airways |
| Registration: | N323BA |
| MSN: | TC-280 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7119 hours |
| Engine model: | AIRESEARCH TPE3313U3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | South Bend, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | South Bend, IN (KSBN) |
| Muncie, IN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT AT LIFT-OFF ABOVE VI SPEED, HE HEARD A LOUD POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE HAD FAILED. A "BRIGHT YELLOWISH" ILLUMINATION WAS THEN SEEN IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY TO ABORT, SO THE TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SECURED (PROP FEATHERED), THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER THERE TURBINE WHEEL HAD FAILED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI82IA082
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 December 1986 | N323BA | Britt Airways | 0 | Paducah, KY | |
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| 12 May 2021 | N280KL | Key Lime Air | 0 | 5,9km N of Denver-Centennial Airport, CO (APA) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 15:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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