ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358280
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| Date: | Sunday 10 September 1995 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Embry-riddle Aeronautical Univ |
| Registration: | N150ER |
| MSN: | 2841146 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6745 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | New Smyrna Bch, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (34J) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During an instructional flight, the flight instructor (CFI) retarded the throttle to idle to simulate an engine failure. The exercise was discontinued at about 500 feet with application of full power. While climbing through about 1,100 feet, the engine suddenly began to run rough, and the tachometer indicated 2,000 rpm. Attempts to restore engine power were unsuccessful. The CFI took the controls and landed uneventfully at a nearby airport. Examination of the engine revealed that a piston and piston pin in the #2 cylinder had failed. Metallurgical examination of the failed components revealed that both failed due to fatigue. The failed components had accumulated about 316.9 hours since installation during a major engine overhaul.
Probable Cause: fatigue failure of the piston assembly (piston and piston pin).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA95IA243
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 11:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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