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| Date: | Sunday 2 January 2000 |
| Time: | 16:11 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-46-310P Malibu |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4389W |
| MSN: | 46-858050 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3640 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-BE |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Odessa, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Odessa Schlemeyer Field, TX (KODO) |
| Clovis, NM (CVN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was climbing through 9,000 feet, after departure, when the engine lost total power. The pilot attempted to restart the engine, but was unsuccessful and executed a forced landing north of the departure airport. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that there was a hole in the engine crankcase behind the #2 cylinder and the #1 piston pin had separated at its midpoint. Further, examination of the engine revealed that the #1 piston pin failed as a result of fatigue and the #1 connecting rod bushing (piston pin end) was found fragmented in the oil sump.
Probable Cause: The separation of the #1 piston pin due to fatigue, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X20358&key=14
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Mar-2009 10:54 | harro | Updated |
| 12-Dec-2017 18:18 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Dec-2021 17:25 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 27-Apr-2024 17:37 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 20-Aug-2024 17:01 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
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