19960130006989I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 340CESSNA · Jamestown, NY · January 30, 1996

Date
January 30, 1996 · 07:33 local
Place
Jamestown, NY
Airport
Chautauqua County
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N78S
Reported as
Cessna 340CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: after departure and in level cruise flight, the aircraft experienced a sudden engine seizure on the right-hand side on a part 91 flight. The propeller was feathered, the engine secured and an uneventful landing made. Investigation found the crankshaft broken at the #3 main bearing saddle between #4 rod throw and #5 rod throw. Massive internal and external damage to cases, cylinders, camshaft, and components caused the engine to be destroyed. Crank was ground .010 undersize at last overhaul 1140 hours ago by ram aircraft, waco, TX. 107 hours since top overhaul by dunkirk aviation, dunkirk, NY. Could not determine cause of crack. M&d filed. This matter is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER DEPARTURE AND IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ENGINE SEIZURE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE ON A PART 91 FLIGHT. THE PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED, THE ENGINE SECURED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING MADE. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE CRANKSHAFT BROKEN AT THE #3 MAIN BEARING SADDLE BETWEEN #4 ROD THROW AND #5 ROD THROW. MASSIVE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO CASES, CYLINDERS, CAMSHAFT, AND COMPONENTS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BE DESTROYED. CRANK WAS GROUND .010 UNDERSIZE AT LAST OVERHAUL 1140 HOURS AGO BY RAM AIRCRAFT, WACO, TX. 107 HOURS SINCE TOP OVERHAUL BY DUNKIRK AVIATION, DUNKIRK, NY. COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF CRACK. M&D FILED. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.