# Accident 20140505006779A: Cessna T207A, Rock Springs, WY, May 5, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2014, 13:40 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5942° N, 109.0653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5942&lon=-109.0653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323JC-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207A (registry code 2073614, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520-M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,797 total, 453 in this make and model, 241 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140505006779A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 5, 2014, N323JC, C207A MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROCK SPRINGS, WY (RKS) DUE TO AN ENGINE FAILURE. NO INJURES TO THE 2 SOLES ON BOARD.

THE PILOT STATED THEY WERE DESCENDING OUT OF 10,000 MSL ABOUT 20 NORTHWEST OF RKS FOR A PHOTO MISSION WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE ATTEMPTED A RESTART OF THE ENGINE WITH NO SUCCESS AND WAS GLIDING TOWARDS RKS. UNABLE TO MAKE RKS HE LANDED IN A FIELD NEXT TO A ROAD.

FAA INSPECTORS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE IN OGDEN, UT. ENGINE FIREWALL DAMAGED AND WHEN TURNING THE PROPELLER, THE ACCESSORY SECTION DID NOT ROTATE.  NTSB AND SLC FAA TORE DOWN ENGINE ON JULY 9 - 10, 2014. CRANKSHAFT SEPARATED AFT OF NUMBER 2 MAIN. NUMBER 2 PISTON LABELED AS IO-550, ALL OTHERS LABELED AS TSIO-520.

SLC FSDO IS INVESTIGATING THE NUMBER 2 PISTON INSTALLATION.

## 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 WPR14LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA240), May 5, 2014: Cessna T207A (N323JC), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s application of insufficient torque to the engine cylinder through bolts during replacement of the No. 1 cylinder, which resulted in the displacement of the No. 2 main bearing,…

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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