ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41763
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| Date: | Saturday 18 September 1999 |
| Time: | 18:59 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | SMC Institute A Close Corp opb Ags Over Texas |
| Registration: | N4803D |
| MSN: | 34903 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6926 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Coulter Field Airport (CFD/KCFD), Bryan, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Coulter Field Airport, TX (KCFD) |
| Coulter Field Airport, TX (KCFD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On September 18, 1999, at 1859 central daylight time, a Cessna 182A airplane, N4803D, was destroyed when it impacted terrain following a loss of engine power and a loss of control during takeoff from the Coulter Field Airport near Bryan, Texas. The airplane was registered to SMC Institute A Close Corporation of Wilmington, Delaware, and operated by Ags Over Texas of Bryan, Texas. The commercial pilot and four parachutists were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 parachute activity flight. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
Witnesses reported that the single-engine airplane's takeoff and climb appeared to be normal. As the airplane climbed through 400 feet, a puff of black smoke was observed emanating from the right side of the engine compartment. The airplane nosed up slightly, then nosed down turning about 360 degrees before descending rapidly from view. One witness heard the engine start missing before the airplane turned and descended. Continuity was established to all flight controls. Examination of the engine revealed that the #6 cylinder head separated from its cylinder barrel as a result of fatigue cracking originating in the cylinder head threads. When the engine was overhauled about 353.86 hours prior to the accident, 6 Nu-chromed overhauled cylinders were installed. It could not be determined how many hours the cylinders had accumulated nor how many times they had been overhauled. There is no requirement to track cylinder hours or overhaul occurrences.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the loss of engine power as a result of fatigue cracking and separation of the #6 cylinder head.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X19754&key=1
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4803D
Images:
Photos: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Feb-2016 15:47 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 09:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2022 06:21 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
| 12-Oct-2022 06:21 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
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