# Accident 19970817022629A: Cessna 182D, Derby, KS, August 17, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1997, 16:25 local time
- Place: Derby, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5408° N, 97.2503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5408&lon=-97.2503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9952T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9952T-1999-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970817022629A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON DEPARTURE ENGINE BLEW OIL, MADE EMERGENCY LANDING, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUGHT FUEL LINE ON FIRE. (.4)ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE FLIGHT DEPARTED COOK FIELD UNEVENTFULLY AND ATTAINED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIAMTELY 800 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHEN THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE PILOT STATED THAT, 'THE WINDSHELD WAS COVERED WITH OIL," AND BY LOOKING OUT THE PILOT'S SIDE WINDOW HE WAS ABLE TO LAND UNEVENTFULLY IN A FIELD.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIAMTELY MIDWAY DOWN THE 1,600 FOOT GRASSY FIELD.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ALL PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A SHORT TIME AFTER THE OCCUPANTS WERE CLEAR OF THE ACCIDENT SITE THE AIRPALNE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES WHICH EVENTUALLY BURNED THE FUSELAGE AND INBOARD SECTIONS OF BOTH WINGS.  POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE NUMBER SIX CYLINDER WAS SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY, THE CRANKSHAFT WAS FRACTURED, AND THE PROPELLER BLADE WAS FRACTURED AT THE HUB.  EXAMINATION OF THE FRACTURED PROPELLER HUB WAS CONDUCTED BY MCCAULLY PROPELLER SYSTEMS.  EXAMINATION SHOWE D THAT PROPELLER BLADE, SERIAL NUMBER K95501YS, HAD FAILED IN FATIGUE WITH THE FATIGUE ORIGIN FOUND LOCATED IN THE TREAD ROOT. NO ANOMALY OR MATERIAL/MANUFACTURING DEFECT WAS FOUND.  FURTHER EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE PROPELLER CONTAINED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF RUST AND RUST RESIDUE.  THE SPECIFIED TIME-BETWEEN-OVERHAUL (TBO) FOR THE ACCIDENT PROPELLER WAS 1,200 HOURS OR 60 CALENDAR MONTHS, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.  THE PROPELLER HAD NEVER BEEN OVERHAULED AND HAD BEEN IN SERVICE FOR THE 19 YEARS SINCE NEW.  FAA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 91-15-04, WHICH REQUIRES THE PORPELLER MODEL TO BE MODIFIED TO AN OIL-FILLED TYPE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CRACK DETECTION, AS NOT COMPLIED WITH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI97LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA260), Aug 17, 1997: Cessna 182 (N9952T), Derby, KS, destroyed. Probable cause: the Airworthiness Directive and propeller overhaul not being complied with. Factors to the accident were the propeller blade retention failure and rough/uneven terrain condition.

## Other reports on N9952T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890712041269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890712041269I), Jul 12, 1989: Cessna 182D (N9952T), Minor damage. Pilot overshot approach end of runway. Landed long and rolled off end of runway. Hit a wire fence. Minor damage.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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