- Date
- December 12, 1992, 15:15 local (Dec 13, 1992, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lanai, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4742ECessna 185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921212049869A
- Case key
- 27884
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Probable cause
The failure of the engine for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was that obstructions were hidden in the grass of the landing area chosen by the pilot for the forced landing.
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 trans pacific ferry flight from the Continental united states to indonesia. After stopping in hilo, Hawaii, the pilot departed on an inter island cross country to honolulu. During the flight the pilot noticed that the cylinder head temperatures were excessively high and he felt a vibration in the airframe. He diverted to lani and landed. While on the ground he inspected the engine compartment and performed a ground run up, with no discrepancies noted. The pilot then took off to continue to honolulu. The engine quit completely at about 200 feet AGL. The pilot maneuvered to a grassy area near the departure end of the runway and collided with a berm hidden in the tall grass. The aircraft was examined by an FAA airworthiness inspector. After replacing the prop the engine was started and operated for about five minutes. All pressures and temperatures were normal. Post run inspection of the engine revealed no discrepancies. The aircraft was fitted with a 196 gallon ferry fuel tank system installed in the cabin.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4742E
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503853
- Engine
- Continental IO-520D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Wings Of Hope, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Wings Of Hope, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1992 · 84 hours before
- Departed
- LNY
- Destination
- HNL · Honolulu, HI
- Airport
- LNY · Lani, runway 21, 5,000 × 150 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
- 59
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 36,539 total · 500 in this make and model · 35,000 as pilot in command · 81 in the last 90 days · 54 in the last 30 days · 18 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4742E · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.