# Accident 20050822017749A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Richland, WA, August 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2005, 08:30 local time
- Place: Richland, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2857° N, 119.2845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richland, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2857&lon=-119.2845&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7546F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7546F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 677 total, 302 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050822017749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON ENGINE TEARDOWN, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LINE FITTING ON THE ENGINE GEAR CASE WAS LOOSE AND ALLOWED THE ESCAPE OF ALL THE ENGINE OIL. THE LOSS OF LUBRICATION LED TO AND CAUSED THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE #4 PISTON ROD BEARING. THIS WAS EVIDENCED BY THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE REMAINS OF THE BABBIT BEARING AND STEEL BACKING OF THE BEARING ASSEMBLY. METAL REMAINS OF THE BEARING ASSEMBLY WERE EVIDENT THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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