ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384613
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| Date: | Sunday 18 April 1982 |
| Time: | 15:10 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 99 |
| Owner/operator: | Wheeler Airlines |
| Registration: | N95WA |
| MSN: | U-6 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 20958 hours |
| Engine model: | P & W PT-6-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Asheville, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Asheville, NC |
| Charlotte, NC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING TAKEOFF ON A REGULARLY SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AND FLAMEOUT ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. AFTER SECURING THE ENGINE, THE CREW EXECUTED AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES TO PERSONS. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE COMPRESSOR TURBINE WHEEL HAD FAILED. THE INTERNAL DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE WHEEL, VANE RING, SHROUD AND DUCT GROUP. SUBSEQUENT METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION INDICATED THAT ONE OF THE COMPRESSOR BLADES HAD FAILED IN FATIGUE. THE ORIGIN OF THE FATIGUE FRACTURE WAS IN THE AREA OF THE ROOT TRAILING EDGE. THE REASON FOR THE FATIGUE INITIATION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL82IA109
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 July 1985 | N95WA | H & D Aviation, Inc. | 0 | Louisville, KY | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 13:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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