ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352849
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 August 1999 |
| Time: | 14:20 LT |
| Type: | William John Schulz WJS JAYBIRD |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N735BS |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5 hours |
| Engine model: | Volkswagen TYPE 1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tangerine, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Zellwood, FL (X61) |
| Eustis, FL (X55) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated he was enroute to Mid Florida Airport, Eustis, Florida, when a partial power loss and the inability to hold altitude necessitated a precautionary landing. The pilot said he executed a landing with a left quartering tailwind due to utility lines and trees blocking an approach into the wind. The aircraft bounced, and on the second bounce the right landing gear bent and the wind lifted the left wing. The aircraft slid, and slowly nosed over, coming to rest upside down, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. According to the pilot, the reason for engine power loss was due to insufficient torque on the jam nut exhaust valve adjuster (rocker arm) to number 4 cylinder.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper torqueing of a rocker arm adjusting jam nut, that resulted in the adjuster loosening, and a partial loss of engine power. This resulted in the pilot making an off airport precautionary landing and subsequent nose over, during which the aircraft received substantial damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA99LA228
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Mar-2024 06:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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