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FAA accident report · Cessna TU206F · Waikoloa Villag, HI · July 3, 2019

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Date
July 3, 2019 · 10:31 local
Place
Waikoloa Villag, HI
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N150SC
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR19LA185
Reported as
Cessna TU206F
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520-
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,185 total4 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days
N150SCRegistered now · Cessna TU206FS/N U20601958 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna TU206FEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed from honolulu, HI to conduct aerial imaging and surveying of a military restricted area on the island of Hawaii. Roughly 3 hours into flight pilot noticed oil pressure drop. Attempted to fly to kona airport when engine quit inflight. Pilot initiated an emergency landing on Waikoloa road. Aircraft landed and caught a road sign with the right wing. This resulted in the aircraft veering off the paved surface and came to rest in a ditch along the side of the road. No injuries to pilot or crewmember.

Crewmember was another pilot for the company and was operating the imaging equipment installed in the aircraft. Selected other as they are not cabin crew.

Upon inspection of the aircraft and engine, a crack in the engine case was discovered between the base of the number three cylinder and the split seam of the case. NTSB is deciding whether to ship the whole engine to Continental's facilities for teardown.

Aircraft is being dismantled, placed in shipping container, and shipped to kalaeloa on oahu before the engine work is completed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM HONOLULU, HI TO CONDUCT AERIAL IMAGING AND SURVEYING OF A MILITARY RESTRICTED AREA ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII. ROUGHLY 3 HOURS INTO FLIGHT PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE DROP. ATTEMPTED TO FLY TO KONA AIRPORT WHEN ENGINE QUIT INFLIGHT. PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON WAIKOLOA ROAD. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND CAUGHT A ROAD SIGN WITH THE RIGHT WING. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT VEERING OFF THE PAVED SURFACE AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR CREWMEMBER.

CREWMEMBER WAS ANOTHER PILOT FOR THE COMPANY AND WAS OPERATING THE IMAGING EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT. SELECTED OTHER AS THEY ARE NOT CABIN CREW.

UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE, A CRACK IN THE ENGINE CASE WAS DISCOVERED BETWEEN THE BASE OF THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER AND THE SPLIT SEAM OF THE CASE. NTSB IS DECIDING WHETHER TO SHIP THE WHOLE ENGINE TO CONTINENTAL'S FACILITIES FOR TEARDOWN.

AIRCRAFT IS BEING DISMANTLED, PLACED IN SHIPPING CONTAINER, AND SHIPPED TO KALAELOA ON OAHU BEFORE THE ENGINE WORK IS COMPLETED.

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 WPR19LA185Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportWaikoloa Village, HIThe total loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 4 connecting rod crankshaft end and cap.Jul 3, 2019 · Substantial damage