- Date
- May 24, 1985, 07:40 local (11:40 UTC)
- Place
- Piney Point, MD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1803QCessna U206F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850524020729A
- Case key
- 11169
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While descending in IFR conditions near the destination, the eng lost power at an alt of about 3800 to 4000 ft. the plt requested vectors toward land & the nearest arpt; however, when it broke out of the clouds at about 1000 ft AGL, the acft was still over water. Unable to reach land, the plt ditched the acft in the mouth of the potomac river about 3/4 mi from shore. An exam of the eng, revealed holes in each side of the top portion of the crankcase between the #1 & #2 cylinders. A tear down of the eng revealed the #2 connecting rod had failed. There was evidence of a lack of lubrication. The connecting rod bearings had evidence of extreme wear & heat, & the respective crankshaft journals showed signs of heat & wear. Also, the oil pump cavity & walls were scratched & galled.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1803Q
- Reported as
- Cessna U206F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20602927
- Airframe hours
- 2,015
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard L Newman, doing business as Crew Systems Consultants
- Registered owner
- Anti-Icing Research (Air), Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 17, 1984 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- SGH · Springfield, OH
- Destination
- NUI · Patuxent River, MD
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PXT · Patuxent River Nas
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Flight engineer, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,678 total · 251 in this make and model · 3,843 as pilot in command · 56 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PXT, 11 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.