# Accident 20021230035879A: Cessna T207, Brownsville, TX, December 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2002, 14:40 local time
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Airport: Brownsville-South Padre International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9204° N, 97.4801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9204&lon=-97.4801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1599U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1599U-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207 (registry code 2073612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021230035879A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON DECEMBER 30, 2002, AT 1440 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA T207 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N1599U, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BRO) NEAR BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY COMERCIALIZADORA CANO, INC. OF BROWNSVILLE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATION PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BRO AT 1435, AND WAS DESTINED FOR TAMPICO, MEXICO. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE, BY THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD COLLAPSED, THE RIGHT WING SPAR AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SUSTAINED DAMAGE, AND FUSELAGE BULKHEADS WERE BUCKLED. (-23) ON 12/30/02, AT 1440 HRS., AIRCRAFT N1599U, A CESSNA MODEL T207 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BROWNSVILLE, (B RO), TEXAS. ON 01/15/03, THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND FOUND THE CRANKSHAFT PART NUMBER (631649F), BROKE BETWEEN THE NUMBER 2 AND NUMBER 3 CYLINDERS. THE CRANKSHAFT WAS SHIPPED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL SUBMITTED AN M OR D REPORT. FURTHER REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED BY THE MANUFACTURER ON THEIR FINDINGS.

## 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 FTW03LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA070), Dec 30, 2002: Cessna T207 (N1599U), Brownsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the separation of the crankshaft. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N1599U (1)

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

- [Incident 19940826034089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940826034089I), Aug 26, 1994: Cessna T207 (N1599U), Stanley, ID, Minor damage. Rough engine. Vision restricted on landing due engine oil on windshield. Overshot runway. Connecting rod failure.

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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