ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285101
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| Date: | Saturday 31 March 2007 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 175 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8092T |
| MSN: | 17556792 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2640 hours |
| Engine model: | Franklin 6A-335B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bunnell, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | BUNNELL, FL (X47) |
| GREEN COVE SPRI, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo commercial pilot was on a cross-country personal flight operated under Title 14, CFR Part 91. The pilot reported that while in cruise flight about 2,500 feet above the ground, the engine began to run rough and lose power. Black smoke began coming from within the engine compartment, followed by a severe engine vibration, and then a complete loss of engine power. The pilot selected an open swampy area as an emergency landing area. During the emergency landing, the airplane's nose wheel collided with a large stump, and the wings collided with a stand of trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. After recovery, an FAA airworthiness inspector examined the airplane. The FAA inspector reported a hole in the crankcase adjacent to the number one cylinder. He said that he found the number one piston assembly in the oil sump, and that the number one piston wristpin remained attached to the connecting rod. He said that portions of the engine crankshaft assembly were broken, and he noted a significant amount of rotational scoring in the internal portions of the engine.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power during cruise due to the separation of an engine piston, which resulted in a forced landing in a swamp and a collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC07LA026
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Oct-2022 17:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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