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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Univar 108-2 · Union Hall, VA · June 10, 2000

Date: June 10, 2000 · 10:45 local
Place: Union Hall, VA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9830K
Reported as: Univar 1082
Reported engine: Franklin 6A4165B3
Pilot’s flight hours: 283 total182 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N9830KRegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2018 · Stinson 108-2S/N 108-2830 Airframe modelStinson 108-2

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft departed martinsville, VA. (Mtv) enroute to new london, VA. (W90). Approximately 15 minutes into the flight the engine began running rough and then the propeller locked in the vertical position. The pilot attempted to restart the engine three times without success. The pilot executed a power off landing in a sloping hayfield near Union Hall, VA. Damage to the aircraft included a broken right main landing gear, damaged propeller and spinner, damaged lower engine cowling and dented fuselage skin. There were no injuries to the pilot or his passenger. Post incident maintenance inspection of the engine revealed that the crankshaft had failed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MARTINSVILLE, VA. (MTV) ENROUTE TO NEW LONDON, VA. (W90). APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND THEN THE PROPELLER LOCKED IN THE VERTICAL POSITION. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE THREE TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE PILOT EXECUTED A POWER OFF LANDING IN A SLOPING HAYFIELD NEAR UNION HALL, VA. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED A BROKEN RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, DAMAGED PROPELLER AND SPINNER, DAMAGED LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND DENTED FUSELAGE SKIN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER. POST INCIDENT MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED.