ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297092
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| Date: | Sunday 23 June 2002 |
| Time: | 10:27 LT |
| Type: | Murawski Pulsar |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5123B |
| MSN: | 170 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 550 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bentleyville, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Waynesburg-Green County Airport, PA (WAY/KWAY) |
| Monongahela, PA (P53) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While en route, the airplane's engine lost power and the pilot performed a forced landing to a hayfield. Examination of the two-stroke Rotax engine revealed that the lower MAG cylinder connecting rod bearing had failed, and portions of it, in the form of metallic debris were observed in the chamber beneath the MAG cylinder. Further disassembly of the engine revealed debris damage on the MAG cylinder piston dome and combustion chamber, as well as the crankcase, the rotary valve and drive shaft gear.
Probable Cause: Failure of the MAG cylinder rod bearing, which resulted in a loss of engine power. A factor in the damage to the airplane was the terrain condition of the forced landing field.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD02LA063
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 14:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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