ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363786
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| Date: | Friday 21 February 1992 |
| Time: | 18:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210M |
| Owner/operator: | Prompt Air, Inc. |
| Registration: | N732TR |
| MSN: | 21061766 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6942 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Washington, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Louisville, KY (KLOU) |
| Springfield, IL (KSPI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. INSPECTION DISCLOSED A FRACTURED CRANKSHAFT. A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE CRANKSHAFT REVEALED LADDER CRACKING AND A FATIGUE FRACTURE BETWEEN THE NUMBER 3 AND NUMBER 5 MAIN BEARING JOURNALS. THE CRANKSHAFT WAS A USED CRANKSHAFT WHICH WAS INSPECTED AND INSTALLED AS PART OF A 'ZERO TIME' OVERHAULED ENGINE. NO PREEXISTING METALLURGICAL ANOMALIES WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE POSTACCIDENT METALLURGICAL INSPECTION.
Probable Cause: THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A FATIGUE-FRACTURED CRANKSHAFT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92LA094
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 06:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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