ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359078
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Wednesday 26 April 1995 |
| Time: | 12:34 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna P210N |
| Owner/operator: | Vosburg Equipment |
| Registration: | N4614K |
| MSN: | P21000237 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dodge City, KS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sioux Falls, SD (KFSD) |
| Amarillo, TX (KAMA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS CRUISING AT 16,000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE DESCENDED THROUGH INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WHEN HE BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS, THE AIRPORT WAS NOT IN SIGHT AND HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE REPORTED THAT THE PLANE WAS IN A WET WHEAT FIELD AND APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET OF GROUND SCARS LED THROUGH A DITCH TO THE WRECKAGE. HE REPORTED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT AIRFRAME MALFUNCTION. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE NUMBER ONE CONNECTING ROD FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE ORIGINATING FROM A DECARBURIZED LAYER ON THE SHANK OF THE ROD.
Probable Cause: fatigue and subsequent catastrophic failure of the connecting rod originating from the decarburized area on the shank of the rod. Factors were the low cloud weather condition and the ditch.
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
NTSB CHI95LA137
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 September 2021 | N4614K | private | 0 | El Paso, Texas | |
sub |
| Gear collapse | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2024 06:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation