Beechcraft B200 N1851S

Summary

On 29 January 1982 at about 14:00 local time, a Beechcraft B200 registered N1851S, operated by Herbert Const. Co., was involved in an incident near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 January 1982 at 14:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft B200

Registration

N1851S

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Herbert Const. Co.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Birmingham → Greensboro

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL82IA042

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE AT CRUISE WITH RECOMMENDED POWER SETTINGS, THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND TORQUE INDICATIONS BEGAN FLUCTUATING AND DROPPING. AS THE POWER LEVER WAS RETARDED A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE IN ATLANTA. ENGINE DISASSEMBLY DISCLOSED A FAILURE OF THE NO. 1 BEARING. BLADE TIP FEATHERING WAS NOTED ON THE FIRST AND SECOND STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADE TIPS, AS WELL AS ON THE IMPELLER STAGE. THE OIL NOZZLE WAS UNOBSTRUCTED. PRATT AND WHITNEY HAD OBTAINED A NEW VENDOR FOR THE BEARING, WHICH HAD 113 HOURS IN SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.