20141026018339A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Huebbe Mark M SONEX HB · Gillespie, IL · October 26, 2014

Date: October 26, 2014 · 15:50 local
Place: Gillespie, IL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N244HB
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA028
Reported as: Huebbe Mark M Sonex HB
Reported engine: Amateur-built VOLKSWAGON
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N244HBRegistration cancelled Jan 3, 2018 · Huebbe Mark M SONEX HBS/N 24 · Built 2010 Airframe modelHuebbe Mark M SONEX HB Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Passenger reports that engine failed enroute. Pilot attempted off field landing but overshot intended landing area, entered standing corn, and flipped over. Analysis of engine determined connecting rod siezed on crankshaft causing crankshaft breakage and camshaft breakage.

As the FAA filed it

PASSENGER REPORTS THAT ENGINE FAILED ENROUTE. PILOT ATTEMPTED OFF FIELD LANDING BUT OVERSHOT INTENDED LANDING AREA, ENTERED STANDING CORN, AND FLIPPED OVER. ANALYSIS OF ENGINE DETERMINED CONNECTING ROD SIEZED ON CRANKSHAFT CAUSING CRANKSHAFT BREAKAGE AND CAMSHAFT BREAKAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15LA028Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPlainview, ILThe loss of engine power during cruise flight due to a fatigue fracture of the crankshaft, which resulted in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain.Oct 26, 2014 · Substantial damage