What happened
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On JUNE6,1999, about 1430 central daylight time, a Cessna 182E,N9267X, registered to Wade and son, inc., made a forced landing in a field following loss of engine power near Rolling Fork, Mississippi, while on a title 14CFR part 91 parachute drop flight. Visual metierological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the private-rated pilot and four parachutists were not injured. The flight orginated from Rolling Fork airport, a few minutes before the accident. The pilot stated to an FAA inspector that while climbing through 600 feet AGL after takeoff, the engine lost power. He made a forced landing in a field, at which time, the nose landing gear collapsed. (.4)while climbing through 600 feet after takeoff, a loud bang was heard and a hole appeared in the top of the engine cowling. Oil leaked from the engine and covered the windshield. The engine did not stop running, but did loose power. A forced landing was landing was made in a field and the nose landing gear collapsed during rollout. Post crash examination of the engine s howed the number 3 connecting rod had separated from the crankshaft. Examination of the number three connecting rod bolts showed one bolt in the dowel area. The other bolt separated due to bending overstress. Examination of connecting rod bolts from the numbers 1 and 2 connecting rods showed slight rubbing in the dowel area of the bolts. Breakaway torque on the numbers 1,2,5, and 6 connecting rod bolts showed torque values below the manufacturers requirements.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE6,1999, ABOUT 1430 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182E,N9267X, REGISTERED TO WADE AND SON, INC., MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR ROLLING FORK, MISSISSIPPI, WHILE ON A TITLE 14CFR PART 91 PARACHUTE DROP FLIGHT. VISUAL METIEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND FOUR PARACHUTISTS WERE NOT INJURED.THE FLIGHT ORGINATED FROM ROLLING FORK AIRPORT, A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 600 FEET AGL AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD, AT WHICH TIME, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. (.4)WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 600 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND A HOLE APPEARED IN THE TOP OF THE ENGINE COWLING. OIL LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE AND COVERED THE WINDSHIELD. THE ENGINE DID NOT STOP RUNNING, BUT DID LOOSE POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLLOUT. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE S HOWED THE NUMBER 3 CONNECTING ROD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT. EXAMINATION OF THE NUMBER THREE CONNECTING ROD BOLTS SHOWED ONE BOLT IN THE DOWEL AREA. THE OTHER BOLT SEPARATED DUE TO BENDING OVERSTRESS. EXAMINATION OF CONNECTING ROD BOLTS FROM THE NUMBERS 1 AND 2 CONNECTING RODS SHOWED SLIGHT RUBBING IN THE DOWEL AREA OF THE BOLTS. BREAKAWAY TORQUE ON THE NUMBERS 1,2,5, AND 6 CONNECTING ROD BOLTS SHOWED TORQUE VALUES BELOW THE MANUFACTURERS REQUIREMENTS.
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