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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 414 · Lincoln, NE · May 8, 1996

Date: May 8, 1996 · 06:50 local
Place: Lincoln, NE
Airport: Lincoln Municipal
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: H4CA
Aircraft: N43TG
Reported as: Cessna 414
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520N
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,466 total269 in this make and model203 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: the air taxi flight departed Lincoln, NE at 0605 CDT on may 8, 1996 en route to mankato, MN. The pilot stated he was about 40 miles northeast of Lincoln in cruise flight when the left engine quit. He said he had been level at 7,000 MSL for about 10 minutes. After completing the engine failure procedures, he requested an immediate return to Lincoln. Investigation revealed the connecting rod bolt on number 5 cylinder broke resulting in catastrophic failure of left engine. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE AIR TAXI FLIGHT DEPARTED LINCOLN, NE AT 0605 CDT ON MAY 8, 1996 EN ROUTE TO MANKATO, MN. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ABOUT 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF LINCOLN IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT. HE SAID HE HAD BEEN LEVEL AT 7,000 MSL FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. AFTER COMPLETING THE ENGINE FAILURE PROCEDURES, HE REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO LINCOLN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CONNECTING ROD BOLT ON NUMBER 5 CYLINDER BROKE RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF LEFT ENGINE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.