# Accident 20090120008559A: Cessna 177B, Honolulu, HI, January 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2009, 16:10 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: O8RS
- Location: 21.3186° N, 157.9222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3186&lon=-157.9222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30740, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30740-2017-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 17 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090120008559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED AN ENGINE OIL LEAK THAT WAS SPRAYING OUT AND COVERING THE COCKPIT WINDSHIELD. ATTEMPTED TO RETURN BACK THE PHNL AIRPORT TO LAND.  FINDING: THE OIL LINE FROM THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR TO THE FORWARD ENGINE CASE CRACKED AND ALL OIL WAS LOST.  THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FROM LACK OF OIL SUPPLY.  PREVIOUS LOG BOOK DISCREPANCY:  A MECHANIC TROUBLESHOOT AN OIL LEAK AND CHANGED THE PROPELLER SEAL, ALONG WITH PERFORMING AN ENGINE RUNUP.  OIL LEAK WAS SIGNED OFF WITH NO FURTHER LEAK NOTED.  AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.  ACTION TAKEN: A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT FAA FORM 8010-4 SUBMITTED BY MECHANIC.  CONTACTED LYCOMING ENGINE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TO MAKE THEM AWARE THE OIL LINE NOTED IN AD 90-04-06 MAY NEED TO BE REVISED.

## 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 WPR09LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA097), Jan 21, 2009: Cessna 177B (N30740), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: An oil starvation induced catastrophic engine failure due to the fracture and separation of the propeller governor oil line, which was a result of inadequate inspection by maintenance personnel.

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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