ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156121
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| Date: | Monday 27 May 2013 |
| Time: | 18:05 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 Cherokee Lance |
| Owner/operator: | Flebo Air Llc |
| Registration: | N4489F |
| MSN: | 32R-7680452 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5917 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TI0-540 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NE of Warner Robins, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Apalachicola, FL (AAF) |
| Greenville, SC (GMU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A review of air traffic control information revealed that, during the cross-county flight, the pilot requested clearance for a precautionary landing at a nearby airport due to a low oil pressure indication. Shortly after the flight was cleared for landing, the pilot reported that the engine had lost total power. The pilot advised the air traffic controller that he could not make it to the airport and requested to land at a military base that was closer to his current position. The pilot was cleared to land at the military base; however, he never established radio contact with the military base tower. The airplane crashed about 0.8 mile northeast of the base in a heavily wooded swamp, and a postcrash fire ensued.
An examination of the engine revealed that the crankcase was fractured in the areas of the Nos. 4, 5, and 6 cylinders, that the camshaft was fractured, and that the Nos. 4, 5, and 6 connecting rods were separated from the crankshaft. The Nos. 1 and 2 connecting rod bearings and the Nos. 2 and 3 main bearings exhibited wiping, scoring, and extrusion signatures consistent with oil starvation. Although review of maintenance records revealed that Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directives for the replacement of the oil cooler hose and the oil filter converter plate gasket were not accomplished, extensive postcrash fire and heat damage to the engine components precluded a determination of the cause of the oil starvation.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive postcrash fire and heat damage to the engine components.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N4489F
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2013 00:21 | harro | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2013 02:08 | Geno | Added [[Damage, Narrative]] |
| 28-May-2013 02:09 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 14:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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