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FAA accident report · Cessna 190 · Lost Hills, CA · October 10, 1998

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Date
October 10, 1998 · 10:20 local
Place
Lost Hills, CA
Airport
Lost Hills-Kern County Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1087D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX99LA007
Reported as
Cessna 190
Reported engine
Continental W67023
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total150 in this make and model
N1087DRegistration cancelled May 13, 2015 · Cessna 190S/N 7718 · Built 1951Airframe modelCessna 190Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Acft crashed into a ditch at the north end of the rwy. (-23) aircraft reported engine failed in cruise flight and crashed into a ditch at the end of the runway. (Narrative -23) (.4)the engine made a loud sound and began to run rough during cruise. The pilot felt he had Lost a cylinder and headed toward the nearby Lost Hills, California, airport. As he set up for final approach the pilot noticed a truck parked at the end of the runway. Since the truck remained stationary throughout his approach, the pilot tried to add power but the engine did not respond. The pilot pulled the nose up and cleared the truck. This forced him to land long and the aircraft departed the end of the runway and went into a ditch that was 15 feet wide and 8 feet deep. The doors were jammed and the occupants were forced to break the windshield with the fire extinguisher in order to exit the aircraft. Subsequent inspection by the safety board's materials laboratory revealed that the number 4 cylinder articulating rod had experienced a fatigue fracture which initiated at the corner of the i-beam section and propagated through its cross section.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED INTO A DITCH AT THE NORTH END OF THE RWY. (-23) AIRCRAFT REPORTED ENGINE FAILED IN CRUISE FLIGHT AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. (NARRATIVE -23) (.4)THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD SOUND AND BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH DURING CRUISE. THE PILOT FELT HE HAD LOST A CYLINDER AND HEADED TOWARD THE NEARBY LOST HILLS, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. AS HE SET UP FOR FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT NOTICED A TRUCK PARKED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. SINCE THE TRUCK REMAINED STATIONARY THROUGHOUT HIS APPROACH, THE PILOT TRIED TO ADD POWER BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT PULLED THE NOSE UP AND CLEARED THE TRUCK. THIS FORCED HIM TO LAND LONG AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT INTO A DITCH THAT WAS 15 FEET WIDE AND 8 FEET DEEP. THE DOORS WERE JAMMED AND THE OCCUPANTS WERE FORCED TO BREAK THE WINDSHIELD WITH THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN ORDER TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION BY THE SAFETY BOARD'S MATERIALS LABORATORY REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER ARTICULATING ROD HAD EXPERIENCED A FATIGUE FRACTURE WHICH INITIATED AT THE CORNER OF THE I-BEAM SECTION AND PROPAGATED THROUGH ITS CROSS SECTION.

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 LAX99LA007Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLost Hills, CAA loss of engine power due to fatigue failure of the number 4 cylinder articulating rod.Oct 10, 1998 · Substantial damage