# Accident 20020818038199A: Gruman C1A, Roseville, IL, August 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2002, 17:30 local time
- Place: Roseville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7400° N, 90.6700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7400&lon=-90.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N189G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N189G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Aircraft ENG C-1A (registry code 3951014, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-aircraft-eng-c-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN C1A
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,860 total, 90 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020818038199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 18, WHILE ENROUTE FROM AN AIRSHOW THE APPROPRIATELY RATED AND CERTIFICATED PILOT IN COMMAND WAS AT ABOUT 2500 FEET MSL IN NORMAL CRUISE CONFIGURATION WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE #2 (RIGHT) ENGINE. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN THE PIC NOT BEING ABLE TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER AND ALSO CAUSED A SMALL OIL FED FIRE IN FLIGHT. THE PIC MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORNFIELD, AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY AND RIGHT WING TIP. THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE HATCH WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, WINGS, AND BOTH PROPELLERS.

## 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 CHI02LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA254), Aug 18, 2002: Grumman C-1A (N189G), Roseville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure and the resulting separation of the engine cylinder, which severed both electrical propeller control systems on the affected engine. A factor to the accident was the cornfield.

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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