# Accident 20181211024759A: Lancair Company LC41-550FG, Spring Brook To, PA, December 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2018, 11:35 local time
- Place: Spring Brook To, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N618G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N618G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG (registry code 5150011, https://openairdocs.org/model/columbia-aircraft-mfg-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-C (registry code 17246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANCAIR COMPANY LC41-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,498 total, 1,351 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181211024759A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENROUTE FROM KLOM (LINCOLN PARK NJ) TO KBGM (BINGHAMTON NY) FLYING IFR IN VMC AT 5000 FT IN CRUISE. ENGINE MADE A NOISE ACCOMPANIED BY PARTIAL POWER LOSS. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND WAS VECTORED TO NEAREST AIRPORT KAVP. ENGINE FAILED AND PROPELLER STOPPED. PILOT SELECTED LANDING SITE AND TOUCHED DOWN ON GRAVEL DRIVEWAY ON APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 105. SUFFICIENT DISTANCE TO STOP WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND AIRCRAFT CONTACTED VEGETATION AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT AND INTACT ON APPROXIMATE HEADING 315 NEAR INTERSECTION OF MISLINSKI ROAD AND O?HARA ROAD, PARTIALLY BLOCKING O?HARA ROAD.

THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS THE PILOT AND HE WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF BY CONTACT WITH DITCH NEAR FINAL RESTING PLACE. AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, LEFT WING SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE, AND VARIOUS FAIRINGS AND COVERS WERE DAMAGED. PROPELLER DAMAGE SIGNATURES SUGGEST ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING DURING IMPACT. EXAMINATION OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT DISCLOSED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE EVINCED BY NUMEROUS HOLES IN CRANKCASE, ONE WRIST PIN LOCATED IN BAFFLING, ONE CONNECTING ROD LOCATED ON TOP OF ENGINE, ETC. PROPELLER COULD NOT BE ROTATED BY HAND.

## 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

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