- Date
- April 27, 1990, 12:34 local (16:34 UTC)
- Place
- Davis, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4802VBellanca 17-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900427016629A
- Case key
- 11561
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Probable cause
The improper installation of the connecting rod bearings on the number one cylinder.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Shortly after climbing to 6500 feet the pilot stated that the engine made a loud sound, started to shake, and lost power. The pilot made a forced landing during which the nose gear collapsed and the propeller was damaged. Examination of the engine revealed that the connecting rod in the number one cylinder had failed. The anti-reversing tabs were found bent flush with the connecting rod assembly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4802V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30082
- Airframe hours
- 1,852
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles A. Teter
- Registered owner
- Charles A Teter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 5, 1989 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- N68 · Chambersburg, PA
- Destination
- EKN · Elkins, WV
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 333 total · 36 in this make and model · 232 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 11,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EKN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.