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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Dover, NC · April 15, 2021

Date: April 15, 2021 · 16:00 local
Place: Dover, NC
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N731TB
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA21LA188
Reported as: Cessna A188B
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N731TBRegistered now · Cessna A188BS/N 18803133 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna A188B Engine modelContinental IO-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.

Pilot stated he heard a loud bang during climb out. He noticed no fuel pressure and engine quite running. He tried to restart the engine but it would not restart. Because he was only 300 feet he then looked for a place to land. Upon landing he noticed the propeller would not rotate. Trying to rotate the prop you can hear a clung noise similar to a broken crankshaft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE HEARD A LOUD BANG DURING CLIMB OUT. HE NOTICED NO FUEL PRESSURE AND ENGINE QUITE RUNNING. HE TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART. BECAUSE HE WAS ONLY 300 FEET HE THEN LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND. UPON LANDING HE NOTICED THE PROPELLER WOULD NOT ROTATE. TRYING TO ROTATE THE PROP YOU CAN HEAR A CLUNG NOISE SIMILAR TO A BROKEN CRANKSHAFT.

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 ERA21LA188Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDover, NCA total loss of engine power due to a shift of a crankshaft main bearing, which resulted in a lack of lubrication and subsequent overheating and failure of the engine crankshaft. Contributing to the accident was the hard touchdown during the forced landing.Apr 15, 2021 · Substantial damage