ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366187
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| Date: | Sunday 16 September 1990 |
| Time: | 12:44 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6873M |
| MSN: | 18263872 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1586 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Troy, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| (CYAM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING INITIAL CLIMB, THE PLT SAID THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND RUN ROUGH. HE MADE A TURN TO RETURN FOR LANDING, BUT WAS TOO HIGH AND FAST, AND OVERSHOT THE AIRPORT. AN EMERGENCY LDG WAS ATTEMPTED IN A NEARBY FIELD WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ROCKER ARM BOSSES ON # 2 CYLINDER HAD FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND ENGINE ROUGHNESS.
Probable Cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FAILURE OF THE ROCKER ARM BOSSES ON THE #2 CYLINDER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI90LA267
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2024 18:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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