# Accident 20000624015439A: Mclish B85C, Gardner, KS, June 24, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2000, 17:10 local time
- Place: Gardner, KS
- Airport: Gardner Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8091° N, 94.9193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8091&lon=-94.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24120, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcclish FUNK B85C (registry code 5480108, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcclish-funk-b85c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCLISH B85C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000624015439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC DEPARTED GARDNER MUNI AIRPORT (K34) ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT GARDNER, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND POWER WAS LOST. AN OFF-AIRPORT, FORCED LANDING WAS CONDUCTED TO A BEAN FIELD, WHERE THE A/C NOSED OVER AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AN ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED A MIS-MATCHED, OVERSIZED PISTON AND AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED REAR THRUST BEARING. AN FAA FORM 337 WAS NEVER FILED FOR THE STC'D CRANKSHAFT INSTALLATION OR AN A/C FABRIC RECOVERING. AD 94-05-05R1 HAD NEVER BEEN COMPLIED WITH.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA173), Jun 24, 2000: Mcclish Funk B85C (N24120), Gardner, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: an improper modification to the engine which allowed a bearing to be misaligned, thus restricted the flow of oil through the engine. A factor associated with the accident was the wet field in which…

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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