ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249811
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| Date: | Thursday 15 April 2021 |
| Time: | 16:05 |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B AGwagon |
| Owner/operator: | Eastern Flying Service Inc |
| Registration: | N731TB |
| MSN: | 18803133 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5280 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-D26B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Dover, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dover, NC (PVT) |
| Dover, NC (PVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On April 15, 2021, at 1605 eastern daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N731TB, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Dover, North Carolina. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot departed to familiarize himself with the airplane and to practice maneuvers. A few minutes after takeoff, at an altitude of about 300 ft, he heard a “loud pop,” and the engine lost total power. He looked at the engine gauges and noticed that there was “no fuel flow.” As the propeller windmilled, he unsuccessfully attempted to restart the engine, then elected to perform a forced landing to a nearby corn field. He stated that the landing was “hard.” The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, right horizontal stabilizer, and elevator.
Examination of the engine revealed that the crankshaft No. 2 main bearing had spun, smearing metal into the oil ports on the bearing bore and deforming the bore. Numerous fragments of bearing material were found in the oil sump and inside the case adjacent to the Nos. 1 and 2 cylinders. Based on the available information, it is likely that the shift of the No. 2 main bearing resulted in a lack of lubrication and subsequent failure of the engine crankshaft. The reason for the bearing shift was not determined.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to a shift of a crankshaft main bearing, which resulted in a lack of lubrication and subsequent overheating and failure of the engine crankshaft. Contributing to the accident was the hard touchdown during the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.witn.com/2021/04/15/plane-crashes-in-craven-county/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731TB
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N731TB
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2021 22:48 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 15-Apr-2021 23:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 16-Apr-2021 13:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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