What happened
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(.19) On November 17, 1999, at 1050 central standard time, a Cessna TU206G airplane, N4803U, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power while in cruise flight near Lafayette, Louisiana. The airplane was owned and operated by gulf coast aerial mapping co., of baton rouge, Louisiana. The commercial pilot and the photographer/crewmember were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 aerial observation flight. The flight originated from baton rouge, Louisiana, at 0915. During a telephone interview conducted by the NTSB investigator-in-charge, the pilot stated that they departed baton rouge and flew to lake charles, Louisiana, to conduct their aerial photography. During the return flight, while at 3,500 feet MSL, the pilot noticed the "engine noise get quieter." The pilot looked at the manifold pressure gauge and noticed that he had "lost about 5-6 inches of pressure." He stated that he thought that the throttle control had slipped aft; however, he also noticed the engine RPM was exceeding its red line limit. At about the same time, the cameraman Lafayette approach control and stated he needed to make a precautionary landing, and they cleared him to land at Lafayette. During this time there was a total loss of engine power. The pilot indicated to Lafayette approach control that he was going to attempt a forced landing in a field. During the forced landing in the field the nose landing gear and right main landing gear collapsed. According to an FAA inspector, who visited the accident site, the empennage, elevator, and wings sustained structural damage. (-23)pilot was at 3500 ft. when the pilot noticed that the manifold pressure had dropped substantially, pilot called the tower for an emergency landing. Tower gave him clearance to land. At that point the oil pressure had dropped to zero and the engine quit. The a/c lost complete power due to a seizure in the engine compartment. Pilot landed the a/c in a field, ripping off the nose gear and the right main gear. Substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON NOVEMBER 17, 1999, AT 1050 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA TU206G AIRPLANE, N4803U, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT NEAR LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY GULF COAST AERIAL MAPPING CO., OF BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER/CREWMEMBER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, AT 0915. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY DEPARTED BATON ROUGE AND FLEW TO LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, TO CONDUCT THEIR AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY. DURING THE RETURN FLIGHT, WHILE AT 3,500 FEET MSL, THE PILOT NOTICED THE "ENGINE NOISE GET QUIETER." THE PILOT LOOKED AT THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE GAUGE AND NOTICED THAT HE HAD "LOST ABOUT 5-6 INCHES OF PRESSURE." HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL HAD SLIPPED AFT; HOWEVER, HE ALSO NOTICED THE ENGINE RPM WAS EXCEEDING ITS RED LINE LIMIT. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE CAMERAMAN LAFAYETTE APPROACH CONTROL AND STATED HE NEEDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, AND THEY CLEARED HIM TO LAND AT LAFAYETTE. DURING THIS TIME THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT INDICATED TO LAFAYETTE APPROACH CONTROL THAT HE WAS GOING TO ATTEMPT A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN THE FIELD THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. ACCORDING TO AN FAA INSPECTOR, WHO VISITED THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE EMPENNAGE, ELEVATOR, AND WINGS SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. (-23)PILOT WAS AT 3500 FT. WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE HAD DROPPED SUBSTANTIALLY, PILOT CALLED THE TOWER FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. TOWER GAVE HIM CLEARANCE TO LAND. AT THAT POINT THE OIL PRESSURE HAD DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE A/C LOST COMPLETE POWER DUE TO A SEIZURE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PILOT LANDED THE A/C IN A FIELD, RIPPING OFF THE NOSE GEAR AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
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