# NTSB ATL96LA013: Fleet ONE, N638M, Holly Springs, NC, November 19, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 19, 1995, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Holly Springs, NC - Coordinates: 35.649929, -78.829444 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6499&lon=-78.8294&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 17, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 3672 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL96LA013 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3672/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA013 ## Probable cause a loss of engine power due to a cracked crankshaft. A factor was the rough/uneven terrain encountered during the forced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal - engine assembly,crankshaft - cracked (cause) - Forced landing, emergency landing - Nose over, landing - roll - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor) ## Analysis During flight the engine started to smoke, and then it quit. The pilot immediately turned towards a known field and made an emergency landing. While landing, the propeller stopped in the vertical position and caught on the uneven terrain resulting in the aircraft nosing over. Postcrash examination of the engine revealed a cracked crankshaft. ## Factual narrative On November 19, 1995, at 1330 eastern standard time, a Fleet One, N638M, was substantially damaged during a forced landing attempt near Holly Springs, North Carolina. The commercial pilot was not injured in the accident. The aircraft was being operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight. The flight departed Raleigh, North Carolina at 1310 and was destined for Pittsboro, North Carolina. The pilot stated that during straight and level flight the engine started to smoke. At about the same time, the pilot heard a noise, and the aircraft engine stopped producing power. At this time the pilot attempted a forced landing into a field. After landing, the aircraft's propeller caught the ground, and the aircraft nosed over in the field, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. During the post crash engine teardown it was discovered that the crankshaft had been broken. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N638M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N638M), registered now, S/N 213, built 1930 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Fleet ONE - Registry model: [Fleet 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-1) (registry code 1461102) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Warner SCARAB series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-scarab-series) (registry code 64502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 213 - Airframe hours: 1300 - Engines: WARNER SCARAB-30 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Richard B. Parr - Last inspection: Annual, August 5, 1995, 10 hours before - Departed: 5W5, RALEIGH, NC - Destination: PVT, PITTSBORO, NC ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: rear; flight hours: 2,619 total, 102 in this make and model, 2,395 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 10° at 4 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: RDU, 20 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19951119037719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951119037719A), Nov 19, 1995: Amtr FLEETONE, Holly Springs, NC, Substantial damage. Engine smoked and quit. Landing prop stopped vertical caught on terrain. Nosed over. Found cracked crankshaft. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.