ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357224
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| Date: | Sunday 16 June 1996 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177RG |
| Owner/operator: | Winfred Lee Meyers |
| Registration: | N2186Q |
| MSN: | 177RG0586 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Placid, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tamiami, FL (KTMB) |
| Tallahassee, FL (KTLH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
One hour into the flight, the pilot advised the air traffic controller of the separation of the number 2 cylinder from the engine and a subsequent engine fire. The pilot also requested radar vectors to the nearest airport. The flight was cleared to an airport 12 miles north. The pilot shut down the engine, and the fire went out. The pilot made a forced landing in a pasture short of the airport. On landing roll the airplane collided with two fences. The subsequent engine examination disclosed severe fretting on the crankcase parting surfaces at the number two bearing saddle and dowels. The surface fretting observed in this crankcase is typical of conditions associated with a loss of torque on mating surfaces. According to the operator, the engine was overhauled 291 flight hours before this flight.
Probable Cause: maintenance personnel's failure to properly torque the cylinder installation bolts.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL96LA093
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 15:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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