ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364033
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| Date: | Saturday 1 February 1992 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N732HG |
| MSN: | 21061521 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1724 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Georgetown, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Palm Beach, FL (KPBI) |
| Beaufort, NC (KMRH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE THE CRUISE FLIGHT AT 9500 FEET THE ENGINE SEIZED. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE TO A DIVIDED HIGHWAY. TRAFFIC FORCED A LANDING IN THE MEDIAN WHERE THE WING HIT A SIGN & VEERED THE A/C INTO A DITCH. THE ENGINE HAD 121 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE REAR CRANKCASE THRU BOLTS WERE FINGER TIGHT. THE REAR MAIN BEARING HAD SPUN, THE NUMBER 1 ROD CAP SEPARATED, AND THE CRANKSHAFT HAD FRACTURED THROUGH THE COUNTERWEIGHT CHEEK.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF OVERHAUL PERSONNEL TO PROPERLY TORQUE THE ENGINE CASE REAR THRU BOLTS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL92FA042
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2024 08:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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