ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213535
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 July 2018 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Eagle DW-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8805X |
| MSN: | DW-1-0036-81 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4432 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ider, DeKalb County, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Ider, AL |
| Ider, AL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was conducting an aerial application flight. He stated that while maneuvering at 1,500 ft, he heard a "deep knock" in the engine; the entire windshield became covered with oil, and the engine lost power. The pilot made a forced landing to a service road, during which the airplane struck a barbed-wire fence with the right wings before coming to rest in a field. Postaccident examination of the engine revealed the No. 2 cylinder had separated from the cylinder mounting deck. Two fractured sections of the left crankcase that included part of the No. 2 cylinder bore were found in the engine cowling. All but one of the No. 2 cylinder base studs and through bolts remained in the cylinder bore and were fractured. The fractured surfaces exhibited signatures consistent with fatigue. The fatigue failure of the No. 2 cylinder studs and through bolts and the fracture of the crankcase led to the loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: Fatigue failure of the No. 2 cylinder studs/through bolts and the fracture of the crankcase, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N8805X
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2018 16:06 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 20-Jul-2018 16:32 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Apr-2020 09:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 23-Apr-2020 19:47 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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