ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380355
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| Date: | Friday 16 December 1983 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Preprint Sales, Inc. |
| Registration: | N321HF |
| MSN: | 32-281 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2700 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-E4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sikeston, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Kansas City, MO (MKC |
| Jacksonville, FL (JAX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. DURING A X-COUNTRY FLT THE ENGINE POPPED AND QUIT. THE PLT APPROACHED A ROAD TO LAND BUT SAW A VEHICLE DURING APPROACH AND VEERED OFF INTO A FIELD. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN CRANKSHAFT WHICH HAD FAILED AT THE NUMBER 4 BEARING JOURNAL CHEEK. THE SHAFT EXHIBITED SEVERAL GOUGES EXTENDING THROUGH ABOUT 90 DEGREES OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE. THE FATIGUE INITIATION AREA APPEARED TO BE LOCATED IN ONE OF THESE GOUGES. THERE WAS NO LOG BOOK ENTRY TO INDICATE A PREVIOUS SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE BUT NUMEROUS CYLINDER CHANGES OVER THE ENGINE LIFE WERE NOTED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC84LA038
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 15:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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