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| Date: | Thursday 30 May 2019 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Columbia 400 |
| Owner/operator: | Van Bortel Aircraft Inc |
| Registration: | N2514F |
| MSN: | 41093 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1090 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-550-C(5) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 4 miles NE of Cleburne Regional Airport (KCPT), TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Arlington, TX (GKY) |
| Arlington, TX (GKY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed on a maintenance test flight in the airplane to break in an engine cylinder, which had just been replaced. During the flight, the pilot noticed an oil pressure warning light illuminate, followed by a low oil temperature indication. The pilot attempted to divert to a nearby airport; however, the engine experienced a total loss of power, and he conducted a forced landing, during which the wings sustained substantial damage. Examination of the airplane revealed a hole in the engine case above the No. 4 cylinder. Further examination revealed that the engine oil pressure switch had separated into two pieces . A detailed examination of the switch found that it had failed at a manufacturing swaged joint between its threaded section and cap piece. Therefore, it is likely that the swaging process was insufficient during manufacture. The broken switch allowed engine oil to escape the system, resulting in oil starvation and failure of the No. 4 cylinder.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation as the result of the oil pressure switch failure due to a manufacturing defect.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N2514F
NTSB CEN19LA159
Location
Media:
The pilot of a Lancair plane made an emergency landing in Johnson County Thursday and ended up in a small. pond.
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) 30 mai 2019
ASN: https://t.co/7xHptIoo1T
Press: https://t.co/I4U4DfLskH via @nbcdfw pic.twitter.com/JFfExHC77X
New @WFAA Private plane makes emergency landing on pond near Cleburne https://t.co/deGuewH7Ek pic.twitter.com/WBmvoKYPHD
— DallasMetro (@DallasMetro) 30 mai 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-May-2019 19:47 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 30-May-2019 19:50 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 30-May-2019 19:54 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 30-May-2019 20:46 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2019 20:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2019 20:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2019 22:29 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 31-May-2019 17:26 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 31-May-2019 17:27 | harro | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Mar-2021 20:31 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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