ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357783
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| Date: | Sunday 11 February 1996 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K |
| Owner/operator: | Troy Harrison |
| Registration: | N7358G |
| MSN: | 17259058 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5884 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hedley, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Memphis, TX (F21) |
| Amarillo, TX (KTDW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a cross country flight, the airplane's engine seized. During the emergency landing the 'front wheel caught' in some sandy soil and the airplane nosed over. An examination of the engine revealed that one connecting rod bolt nut from the #4 connecting rod was off the bolt and found loose in the crankcase. The #4 piston pin boss was broken and the piston pin was found loose in the crankcase. The #4 connecting rod bearings were destroyed. The connecting rod bolts on the #1 and #2 connecting rods were not at the prescribed torque.
Probable Cause: the failure of maintenance personnel to properly torque the connecting rod bolts. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW96LA116
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 06:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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