- Date
- November 21, 1985, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pekin, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N10285Rockwell 112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 13386
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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
Following a top overhaul of the engine a test flight was planned to break in the cylinders and rings. Prior to this flight the engine was operated for a short period on the ground then shut down and checked for oil leaks with negative results. The takeoff and initial climb were uneventful. Shortly after leveloff the prop surged momentarily and engine performance deteriorated rapidly. The pilot shut the engine down and entered the VFR traffic pattern on downwind. He lowered the gear and landed short of the runway. An examination of the engine following the accident revealed that a 'b' nut on the porp governor line had backed off, allowing most of the oil to drain out, according to the pilot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10285
- Reported as
- Rockwell 112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28
- Airframe hours
- 1,283
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1D6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Larry A. Lemke
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 19, 1984 · 129 hours before
- Airport
- C15 · Pekin Municipal Airport, runway 9, 3,800 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 708 total · 1 in this make and model · 494 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 80° at 15 knots, gusting 7
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg