ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220794
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| Date: | Sunday 13 January 2019 |
| Time: | 17:46 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 Cherokee Lance |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8892E |
| MSN: | 32R-7680185 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lenawee County Airport (KADG), Adrian, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Adrian, MI (ADG) |
| Adrian, MI (ADG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was performing a flight with an inspection authorization (IA) rated mechanic, who had performed a recent annual inspection of the airplane. During approach to the airport, the engine lost total power. The airplane impacted a fence and terrain short of the runway and sustained substantial damage. Postaccident examination of the engine revealed that the crankshaft gear bolt fractured. Metallurgical examination of the bolt revealed features consistent with fatigue cracking that initiated at multiple sites near the bottom of a thread root. These smaller cracks coalesced and propagated inward through more than half the crack section of the bolt. The bolt began to cycle under reverse bending, which initiated fatigue cracking at multiple sites along the thread root on the opposite side.
The airframe and powerplant (A
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8892E
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2019 02:07 | Geno | Added |
| 14-Jan-2019 03:56 | Pineapple | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 14-Jan-2019 07:06 | YJ44 | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 14-Jan-2019 07:06 | Lance | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 01-Feb-2019 01:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 03-Jul-2020 12:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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