# Incident 19991214036069I: Cessna 404, Springfield, MO, December 14, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1999
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EATA
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 404 (registry code 2075901, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991214036069I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12-16-1999 @ SGFAIRPORT, SUPERIOR AVIATION PILOT MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER ELLISON, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AFTER TAKEOFF.  AIRCRAFT N54SA LEFT HAND ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY.  SUPERIOR DISPATCHED MECHANICS AND A REPLACEMENT ENGINE TO SGF.  THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.  THE ENGINE REMOVED WAS A GTSIO-540-M, S/N 810618-R.  DURING TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKE JUST AFT OF THE MAIN BEARING.  THE ENGINE IS BEING SENT TO CONTINENTAL FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AS TO THE SPECIFIC CAUSE OF FAILURE.  THIS INCIDENT, CE 2000IAC012, IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE FILING OF THIS REPORT. REFERENCE PTRS #CE05200000638.

## Other reports on N54SA (2)

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

- [Incident 19920828037349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920828037349I), Aug 28, 1992: Cessna 404CESSNA (N54SA), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. The nose gear trunnion had failed.
- [Accident 19901112050989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901112050989A), Nov 12, 1990: Cessna 404CESSNA (N54SA), Pittsburgh, PA, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll. Attach bolts were badly worn and broke off as nose wheel touched down.

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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