- Date
- December 16, 1984, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Jasper, AL
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 37 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N44828Convair 440
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- FAA report
- 19841216074069A
- Case key
- 15825
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after climbing & leveling at 6000 ft, the r eng bmep gage indicated a rapid power loss & the r eng RPM 'increased out of control' to about 3100 RPM. The aircrew retarded the r throttle & reduced the r eng to 2100 prm by using the prop increase/decrease toggle sw. The aircrew were unable to feather the r prop or maintain alt, so they diverted to the nearest arpt (walker county). While turning downwind for rwy 9, the r eng fire indicator activated & the coplt confirmed a fire. Both fire bottles were discharged & the r prop stopped rotating. Injection water for the l eng was exhausted & the l eng began backfiring. The captain then maneuvered & landed on rwy 27. After touchdown, the r main tires failed, the acft veered off the r side of the rwy & hit a ditch & the gear collapsed. An exam revealed the #6 cyl link rod &/or piston in the r eng had failed, resulting in further damage to the eng & #6 cyl. Subsequently, fire & heat caused the r eng to seize & also damged the r main tires which failed at touchdown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44828
- Reported as
- Convair 440
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 468
- Engine
- P&W R-2800-CB16, 2,500 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Flight Trails, doing business as Air Resorts Airline
- Registered owner
- Flight Trails
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · October 20, 1984 · 407 hours before
- Departed
- BMH · Birmingham, AL
- Destination
- UOX · Oxford, MS
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- L02 · Walker County, runway 27, 4,800 × 100 ft, macadam
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total · 105 in the last 90 days · 21 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.