- Date
- March 10, 1985, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Waynesburg, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1339JRockwell 112A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850310008089A
- Case key
- 35839
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was landed gear-up in a fld following a loss of pwr during an initial takeoff climb. Purpose of the flt was to check the eng as it had been disassembled because of metal contamination from the center main bearing. Post accident inspection of the eng disclosed the #1, #2 and #4 cylinder spark plug electrodes were peened with broken out sections and ceramic posts. The respective cylinder barrels and piston heads were found badly marked. The #3 piston head was slightly marked and peening was bisible on the valve heads. Intake and exhaust pipes showed scrape marks when removed. A 1/8 inch piece of aluminum pipe was found inside the #4 intake pipe.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1339J
- Reported as
- Rockwell 112A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 339
- Airframe hours
- 1,035
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jim Webb
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 9, 1985
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 16,000 total · 20 in this make and model · 16,000 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 50 °F
- 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.