What happened
On March 1, 2010, at 0710 UTC, a Cessna 525A, registered D-IEFA, was performing a flight from Stuttgart, Germany, to Bremen, Germany, for the purpose of maintenance. During the climb phase of the flight, the left engine suffered an uncontained event.
At the time of the incident, the weather was characterized by visual meteorological conditions (VMC) with a visibility of approximately 6.2 miles and winds from 120 degrees at 3 knots. Following the engine failure, the aircraft returned to Stuttgart and landed safely. The pilot was not injured.