ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223947
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| Date: | Saturday 13 April 2019 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  Europa Tri-Gear |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N120EJ |
| MSN: | A210 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 185 hours |
| Engine model: | Jabiru 3300A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Yolo County Airport (KDWA), Davis/Woodland/Winters, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Davis/Woodland/Winters, |
| Davis/Woodland/Winters, | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a local flight, the pilot, who was also the builder of the airplane, heard a noise accompanied by a sudden vibration and partial loss of engine power. He noted that the No. 5 cylinder exhaust gas temperature was abnormally low. He recycled the throttle, but the vibration persisted, and the engine lost total power. The pilot performed a forced landing into a field, during which the airplane nosed over and was substantially damaged.
The pilot had removed cylinder Nos. 3 and 5 from the airplane to install new piston rings several months (4 flight hours) before the accident. Postaccident examination revealed internal catastrophic damage to the No. 5 cylinder and engine case, consistent with a No. 5 cylinder wrist pin circlip being improperly installed.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to properly install a wrist pin circlip, which resulted in internal damage to the No. 5 cylinder and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR19LA108
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=120EJ
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2019 01:48 | Geno | Added |
| 14-Apr-2019 06:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2022 09:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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