# Accident 19980424007689A: Cessna 170B, Kenai, AK, April 24, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1998, 21:40 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6593° N, 150.9009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6593&lon=-150.9009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2692D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2692D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 157 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980424007689A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER WERE IN CRUISE FLIGHT IN A TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE. ABOUT ONE HOUR AFTER DEPARTURE, THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO DECREASE TO BELOW THE NORMAL OPERATING RANGE.  THE PILOT BEGAN A CLIMB TO 3,500 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL.  THE ENGINE THEN BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, AND THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF.  THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SMALL OPEN AREA THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN USED AS A LANDING AREA.  THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN SNOW COVERED TERRAIN, AND THEN NOSED OVER.  THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SPAR, THE RUDDER, AND THE LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS.  AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE ENGINE REVEALED THE NUMBER SIX PISTON CONNECTING ROD BEARING, AND THE CONNECTING ROD CAP, WERE DESTROYED.  THE NUMBER SIX CRANKSHAFT ROD BEARING JOURNAL WAS BLACKENED AND BATTERED.  (-23) DURING CRUISE AT 1500 FT, THE PILOT NOTICED ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATING AND DROPPING. THE PILOT CLIMBED TO 3000 FT AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF BECAUSE OF VIBRATION. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GLIDE TO A SHORT SNOW COVERED RUNWAY AND LANDED THEN WENT UPSIDE DOWN. NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC98LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA041), Apr 25, 1998: Cessna 170B (N2692D), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the number six cylinder rod bearing and connecting rod cap for undetermined reasons. Factors in the accident were snow covered terrain that was unsuitable for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N2692D (1)

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

- [Accident 20220520007399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220520007399A), May 20, 2022: Cessna 170B (N2692D), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Upon approach to land with a right-rear quartering tailwind, aircraft began to drift left. Aircraft was already below treeline directly in front of aircraft.…

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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