From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On take off approx 1100L IFR training to dab. Cleared to 2000 on 360 hearing. Before 2000 cleared to 3000, at 2200 engine had a 100 to 200 RPM drop. Suspected mag prob. Adjusted mixture, no improvement. Contacted orl approach for turn back to sfb. Cleared to sfb. Cleared to 2000, at this time a decrease in oil pressure and increase in oil temp. Advised approach of immediate turn to sfb. At this point engine seized and prop stopped. Made an emegency landing in a field 5 miles nw of lake monroe, debary, FL. FAA inspector wittnessed the engine tear down. It revealed that the main crank shaft broke at number four cyclinder causing a catastrophic failure of the engine. See attached photo's.
As the FAA filed it
ON TAKE OFF APPROX 1100L IFR TRAINING TO DAB. CLEARED TO 2000 ON 360 HEARING. BEFORE 2000 CLEARED TO 3000, AT 2200 ENGINE HAD A 100 TO 200 RPM DROP. SUSPECTED MAG PROB. ADJUSTED MIXTURE, NO IMPROVEMENT. CONTACTED ORL APPROACH FOR TURN BACK TO SFB. CLEARED TO SFB. CLEARED TO 2000, AT THIS TIME A DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE AND INCREASE IN OIL TEMP. ADVISED APPROACH OF IMMEDIATE TURN TO SFB. AT THIS POINT ENGINE SEIZED AND PROP STOPPED. MADE AN EMEGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD 5 MILES NW OF LAKE MONROE, DEBARY, FL. FAA INSPECTOR WITTNESSED THE ENGINE TEAR DOWN. IT REVEALED THAT THE MAIN CRANK SHAFT BROKE AT NUMBER FOUR CYCLINDER CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. SEE ATTACHED PHOTO'S.
Other reports on N62405 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.