ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144893
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| Date: | Monday 9 April 2012 |
| Time: | 13:25 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Air America Flight Center Llc |
| Registration: | N375LP |
| MSN: | 172S9375 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2417 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Ormond Beach Municipal Airport - KOMN, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Daytona Beach, FL |
| Daytona Beach, FL (DAB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Upon reaching a cruise altitude of 3,000 feet, the engine began to run rough and make loud noises. The flight instructor assumed control of the airplane, and the engine subsequently lost all power. Oil was present on the windscreen. The instructor performed a forced landing in a nearby field where the nose gear contacted a ditch, resulting in a nose over and substantial damage to the airframe. Initial examination of the engine revealed a hole on the lower case and the camshaft partially protruding from the upper case. Suspecting a failure of the No. 4 piston, it and cylinder were subsequently examined; all fracture surfaces showed signs of overstress; however, there was no indication of preexisting mechanical damage that would have led to progressive failure, including fatigue. No corrosion or chemical degradation was found on the piston fracture surfaces. Accordingly, the initiating event that led to the catastrophic failure of the engine could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to a catastrophic engine failure, the origin of which could not be determined during postaccident examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 December 2004 | N375LP | Sterling Flight Training By Malone Air, Inc. | 0 | Lakeland, Florida | |
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| 20 April 2008 | N375LP | Air America Flight Center LLC | 0 | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2012 12:54 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Apr-2012 14:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2012 08:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2012 09:00 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2012 17:13 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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