ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213799
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 April 1973 |
| Time: | 14:25 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft P35 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Victorian Aero Club |
| Registration: | VH-MNC |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Mansfield, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YSTW |
| YMMB | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was cruising in a southerly direction at an altitude of 4500 feet above mean sea level in clear weather conditions north of Mansfield when there was a substantial loss of engine power and smoke issued from the engine and entered the cabin. The pilot checked the engine controls and selected the mixture control to the idle cut-off position. He made a distress radio call to the Melbourne Flight Service Unit and reported that he had a suspected engine fire and intended to make a forced landing two miles north of Mansfield. A field to the left was selected by the pilot as being suitable for a forced landing and he planned to fly down the western side of the field and make a left turn of about 180 degrees to land to the north into a light northerly surface wind. As the aircraft descended the undercarriage was selected down and a left hand turn was commenced but, as the turn progressed,the pilot decided that the field which he had selected was unsuitable and that he would now land in the field adjacent to and to the west of that originally selected. At this stage the starboard wing dropped and, despite recovery action taken by the pilot, the aircraft veered to the right until it was heading some 45 degrees to the right of the intended final approach path at a very low height. The aircraft then struck the upper limbs of a large gum tree at a height of about 50 feet, passed through the upper section of the tree and dropped steeply' into a nearby small dam coming to rest in a level attitude in water some four feet in depth. Subsequent investigation indicated that the engine power loss was the result of an in-service failure of the No. 4 cylinder connecting rod big end bearing as a result of which the connecting rod had fractured and penetrated the crankcase.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1973/aair/aair197302824/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/25082/197302824.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2018 01:58 | Pineapple | Added |
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