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FAA incident report · Cirrus SR20 · Fort Myers, FL · November 9, 2001

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Date
November 9, 2001 · 18:09 local
Place
Fort Myers, FL
Airport
Southwest Florida Regional
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N76CP
Reported as
Cirrus SR20
Reported engine
Continental IO360E
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
105 total52 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On November 9, 2001, at 1809 EDT, a Cirrus SR20, N76CP, registered to cfp associates, experienced a catastrophic engine failure, enroute to Fort Myers, Florida, while on a part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the two passengers and private pilot were not injured. The flight originated at fort lauderdale, Florida, on November 9, 2001, at 1730 hours. The pilot reported a loud engine noise, engine overspeed, loss of oil pressure, oil covering the windshield, and a jammed throttle while being vectored around Fort Myers international airport (rsw) to his intended destination at page field (fmy). He requested an emergency landing into rsw and landing on runway 24. Investigation disclosed that failure of a connecting rod bolt and the resulting ejection of components through the crankcase caused loss of a small amount of oil, loss of oil pressure sufficient to prevent proper operation of the constant speed prop, and impact damage to the throttle control cable sufficient to limit full travel. Minor non-structural cracking of the right wing gap fairing was caused by the harder than normal landing. A teardown inspection conducted by the engine manufacturer, teledyne Continental, revealed that the connecting rod bolts were not torqued to specifications. Teledyne is reviewing the data and will publish a full report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 9, 2001, AT 1809 EDT, A CIRRUS SR20, N76CP, REGISTERED TO CFP ASSOCIATES, EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE, ENROUTE TO FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE TWO PASSENGERS AND PRIVATE PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, ON NOVEMBER 9, 2001, AT 1730 HOURS. THE PILOT REPORTED A LOUD ENGINE NOISE, ENGINE OVERSPEED, LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, OIL COVERING THE WINDSHIELD, AND A JAMMED THROTTLE WHILE BEING VECTORED AROUND FORT MYERS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RSW) TO HIS INTENDED DESTINATION AT PAGE FIELD (FMY). HE REQUESTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO RSW AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 24. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT FAILURE OF A CONNECTING ROD BOLT AND THE RESULTING EJECTION OF COMPONENTS THROUGH THE CRANKCASE CAUSED LOSS OF A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL, LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT PROPER OPERATION OF THE CONSTANT SPEED PROP, AND IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE SUFFICIENT TO LIMIT FULL TRAVEL. MINOR NON-STRUCTURAL CRACKING OF THE RIGHT WING GAP FAIRING WAS CAUSED BY THE HARDER THAN NORMAL LANDING. A TEARDOWN INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER, TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL, REVEALED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD BOLTS WERE NOT TORQUED TO SPECIFICATIONS. TELEDYNE IS REVIEWING THE DATA AND WILL PUBLISH A FULL REPORT.