ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356741
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 September 1996 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B |
| Owner/operator: | Winona Flying Service |
| Registration: | N53109 |
| MSN: | 18801628T |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5372 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Winona, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane owner/pilot stated that after completion of an aerial application flight, while returning to reload, he noticed smoke in the cockpit, then the engine lost power. The pilot initiated a forced landing in a cotton field. During the landing roll, the left main landing gear wheel separated after contact with a depression. Examination of the airplane at the accident site revealed oil on the fuselage and in the engine compartment area. The oil had come from a hole in a flexible hose that was connected to the outlet of the oil cooler. The hole was adjacent to a heat shield. The owner/pilot, who was not an A & P mechanic, had performed repairs to a baffle in the engine compartment area about 2 to 3 weeks before the accident. After the repair, there was insufficient clearance between the flexible oil hose and the heat shield.
Probable Cause: improper maintenance of the airplane by the unqualified pilot/owner, by providing inadequate clearance between a flexible oil hose and a heat shield, which resulted in chafing of the hose, an oil leak, and subsequent oil starvation. A factor relating to the accident was: rough terrain in the emergency landing area.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA96LA225
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 10:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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