ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362015
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| Date: | Monday 24 May 1993 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182P |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N642WR |
| MSN: | 182-65115 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1525 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Reno, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sunriver, OR (S21) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. HE SECURED THE ENGINE, ENTERED A POWER=OFF GLIDE, AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN. DURING LANDING, THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD SEIZED CAUSING THE DRIVE BELT TO BREAK. THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE AND ACCESSORIES HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED COMPONENTS ABOUT 25 FLIGHT HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE ALTERNATOR SHOWED THAT A BEARING IN THE ALTERNATOR HAD BEEN INSTALLED BACKWARD DURING THE OVERHAUL PROCESS.
Probable Cause: INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF A BEARING IN THE AIRPLANE'S ALTERNATOR DURING OVERHAUL BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93LA222
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 16:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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