ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 83171
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| Date: | Sunday 5 December 2010 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna U206G Stationair |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9742Z |
| MSN: | U20606636 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6572 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 520 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leverett, Massachusetts -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Keene, NH (EEN) |
| Islip, NY (ISP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was in cruise flight at 3,000 feet above ground level when the engine developed vibrations and, shortly after, lost total power. The pilot conducted a forced landing in an open field. The pilot cleared the trees adjacent to the field but did not see the electrical wires on the other side. The airplane’s main landing gear contacted the wires, and the airplane flipped and impacted the ground inverted. Examination of the engine revealed that several incorrect nuts for the cylinder hold-down studs were installed, and the breakaway torque values measured for the cylinder hold-down nuts were consistent with improper torque having been applied. Metallurgical examination revealed that the engine’s crankshaft fractured due to fatigue cracks that developed as a result of the No. 2 main bearing shifting in the crankcase saddle. The through-bolts that clamp the No. 2 crankcase saddle faces are secured with the hold-down nuts for the Nos. 2 and 3 cylinders. The engine had a reported total time in service of 6,629 hours with 1,475 hours since major overhaul. All six cylinders had been replaced since the overhaul, with the Nos. 2 and 3 cylinders having been replaced 692 and 549 hours before the accident, respectively.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the crankshaft, which resulted from improper tightening of the cylinder hold-down nuts.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
http://www.thekathrynreport.com/2010/12/photos-cessna-206-one-person-dies-in.html
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9742Z/history/20101205/2017Z/GDM332018/KISP/tracklog
http://www.masslive.com/metrowest/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-29/12930921669600.xml&coll=1
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2010 23:59 | bizjets101 | Added |
| 23-Dec-2010 05:01 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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