ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34588
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 March 1999 |
| Time: | 10:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 340A |
| Owner/operator: | James R. Browning |
| Registration: | N13DT |
| MSN: | 340A0063 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3575 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chesapeake, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KCPK) |
| Bunnell, FL (X47) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After takeoff, the airplane returned to the departure airport for an emergency landing. The aircraft was observed in the vicinity of the runway threshold, about 500 feet above the ground, with it's left propeller feathered, when it entered a left bank which increased to about 90 degrees. The airplane then entered a spin, descended, and impacted the ground. Examination of wreckage revealed the camshaft of the left engine had failed as a result of a fatigue crack. No other abnormalities were observed of airframe or engine. The left engine had accumulated about 1,200 hours since overhaul. The pilot purchased the airplane about 1 month prior to the accident. At that time, he reported 700 hours of flight experience in multi-engine airplanes, of which, 10 hours were in the make and model of the accident airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a single engine emergency landing, after experiencing a failure of the left engine. A factor in this accident was the failure of the left engine's camshaft due to a fatigue crack.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99FA074
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Nov-2017 10:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 08:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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