19961009031519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Slinds B1A · Nebraska City, NE · October 9, 1996

Date: October 9, 1996 · 14:30 local
Place: Nebraska City, NE
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6203X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA006
Reported as: Slinds B1A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 940 total5 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

N6203XRegistration cancelled May 11, 2015 · Aero Commander CALLAIR B-1AS/N 10004 · Built 1966 Airframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR B-1A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft engine lost power and pilot made emergency landing in a bean field. (.4)the pilot reported he was cruising at 3,300 feet mean sea level. All gauges were 'normal.' He heard a 'loud back fire' and the engine lost power. He pushed the throttle, mixture and propeller control full forward. The engine continued to run at 'idle speed.' During the subsequent forced landing, he landed with 'low airspeed and high sink rate.' The landing gear collapsed and the engine was bent downward. Examination of the engine revealed several spark plugs and the top of the pistons were oil covered. Several spark plugs 'appeared to have been running rich.' There was 'a lot of oil in the plenum chamber' and the supercharger blades had 'excessive rub on the rear face.'

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS CRUISING AT 3,300 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL. ALL GAUGES WERE 'NORMAL.' HE HEARD A 'LOUD BACK FIRE' AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE PUSHED THE THROTTLE, MIXTURE AND PROPELLER CONTROL FULL FORWARD. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT 'IDLE SPEED.' DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING, HE LANDED WITH 'LOW AIRSPEED AND HIGH SINK RATE.' THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ENGINE WAS BENT DOWNWARD. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED SEVERAL SPARK PLUGS AND THE TOP OF THE PISTONS WERE OIL COVERED. SEVERAL SPARK PLUGS 'APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN RUNNING RICH.' THERE WAS 'A LOT OF OIL IN THE PLENUM CHAMBER' AND THE SUPERCHARGER BLADES HAD 'EXCESSIVE RUB ON THE REAR FACE.'

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI97LA006Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNebraska City, NEa supercharger bearing failure. A factor was the excessive sink rate during the forced landing.Oct 9, 1996 · Substantial damage