ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284970
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| Date: | Monday 30 April 2007 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177RG |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N177R |
| MSN: | 177RG0955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4603 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Perris, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | MURRIETA/TEMECU, CA |
| Fullerton Municipal Airport, CA (FUL/KFUL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft collided with trees during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. Approximately 12 nautical miles into the flight, the engine abruptly lost power. The pilot decided that he would attempt to land at a nearby airport but did not have sufficient altitude and the airplane landed 2.51 nautical miles short of the runway. During the engine examination, investigators noted that the cap and harness assembly of the single drive duel magneto was separated from the magneto. Closer examination revealed significant fretting signatures where the cap is seated against the housing of the magneto and was supposed to have been secured by four screws. There were no screws observed or found. There were no impact energy damage signatures on the cap, magneto, ignition harness, or firewall. The pilot stated that he was the last person to have the harness off the magneto.
Probable Cause: a loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to an improperly installed magneto housing by the owner/pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX07CA146
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Oct-2022 15:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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