ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177649
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 July 2015 |
| Time: | 11:37 |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 |
| Owner/operator: | Airccs LLC |
| Registration: | N422PB |
| MSN: | 2379 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport (KIAH), Houston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Houston, TX (KIAH) |
| Austin, TX (KAUS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Before the accident flight, maintenance personnel removed the airplane's propeller governor, checked it for proper operation, and reinstalled it on the engine. The airline transport pilot and passenger departed on the business flight. The pilot reported that, during initial climb, he noticed increasing engine temperature, so he reduced engine power to lower the engine temperature. When the airplane was about 900 ft above ground level, the engine lost partial power and, shortly thereafter, lost total power. With no suitable forced landing area, the airframe ballistic parachute system was deployed, and the airplane impacted terrain next to a residence and sustained substantial damage.
Postaccident examination of the engine found that the propeller governor drive gear was fractured, and the gear teeth exhibited damage consistent with the governor drive gear being misaligned. A bench test performed on the governor revealed that it operated within the specified parameters for the unit. The examination also noted the governor washers were improperly stacked; however, this likely did not contribute to the engine failure.
A review of engine performance data for the accident flight revealed that the engine rpm reached at least 3,500 rpm during initial climb, which is 800 rpm over the maximum engine speed; it is likely this overspeed condition occurred as a result of the governor drive gear fracturing. The governor drive gear was likely damaged during the installation of the propeller governor, which subsequently failed during takeoff and allowed the engine to overspeed and overheat to the point of losing power.
Probable Cause: Maintenance personnel's improper installation of the propeller governor, which resulted in damage to the governor drive gear and its subsequent failure and a subsequent loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N422PB/history/20150707/1633Z/KIAH/KAUS
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=422PB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2015 19:15 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Jul-2015 06:57 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 16-Jul-2015 02:20 | Geno | Updated [Time, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Jul-2019 19:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 06-Jul-2019 20:13 | harro | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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