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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr EDGE 540 · Georgetown, SC · April 26, 2007

Date: April 26, 2007 · 11:30 local
Place: Georgetown, SC
Airport: Georgetown County
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N540DT
Reported as: Amtr EDGE540
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total340 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N540DTRegistered now · Zivko Aeronautics EDGE 540S/N 0034 · Built 2004 Airframe modelZivko Aeronautics EDGE 540 Engine modelLycoming AEIO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Departed south from Georgetown airport (gge) near Georgetown, SC. On climbing left turn to the north at approximately 1500 feet AGL the aircraft lost power and returned to gge. Upon landing it was found that the aft left cylinder separated from the engine case and pushed out through the cowling. The aft portion of the case was destroyed and the aft left connection rod separated from the crankshaft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DEPARTED SOUTH FROM GEORGETOWN AIRPORT (GGE) NEAR GEORGETOWN, SC. ON CLIMBING LEFT TURN TO THE NORTH AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND RETURNED TO GGE. UPON LANDING IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AFT LEFT CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE CASE AND PUSHED OUT THROUGH THE COWLING. THE AFT PORTION OF THE CASE WAS DESTROYED AND THE AFT LEFT CONNECTION ROD SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT.