ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366503
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| Date: | Friday 27 July 1990 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan I |
| Owner/operator: | Mesa Airlines |
| Registration: | N105YV |
| MSN: | 20800105 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6621 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-114 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ruidoso, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | El Paso, TX (KELP) |
| (KSRR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED TO BEGIN INITIAL DESCENT FOR APPROACH AND LANDING THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD. THE ROAD HAD A 4% UPGRADE AND CURVED TO THE RIGHT. DURING THE ROLLOUT THE OUTBOARD END OF THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE DAMAGING THE WING CARRY THROUGH SPAR. METALLURGICAL TESTING REVEALED THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS TO BE FAILURE OF THE GAS PRODUCER TURBINE.
Probable Cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE GAS PRODUCER AND POWER TURBINE ASSEMBLIES. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN90FA166
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 21-Mar-2024 09:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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