- Date
- May 5, 1991, 12:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Fullerton, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2688SCessna T-337-D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910505014119A
- Case key
- 27196
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Probable cause
The loss of power in the front engine due to the improper and incomplete installation of the engine in the aircraft by a mechanic.
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
The aircraft was on a go around at about 30 ft AGL when the front engine quit. The plt retarded both throttles and landed; the aircraft overran the departure end of the runway and collided with a fence. The front engine was overhauled and installed in the aircraft 2 hrs prior to the accident. Examination of the engine revealed numerous discrepancies relating to incomplete installation of the engine: tools left in the eng compartment; loose and not connected oil and fuel lines; improperly connected throttle and mixture controls; etc. The turbo controller was found misadjusted and not properly controlling the waste gate valve. The fuel pressure was set excessively high, which caused the engine to quit when run in a test cell. The aircraft logbooks showed that the engine installation had been signed off by an airframe and powerplant mechanic as complete.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2688S
- Reported as
- Cessna T-337-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 337-0988
- Engine
- Continental TS10-360-A, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dale W. Nix
- Registered owner
- Dale W. Nix
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- FUL · Fullerton, runway 24, 3,100 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 197 total · 83 in this make and model · 116 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.