- Date
- June 27, 1992, 07:48 local (13:48 UTC)
- Place
- Gillette, WY
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2550TNavion H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920627021929A
- Case key
- 42843
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Probable cause
An engine power loss due to the collapse of the induction air ducting, inadequate maintenance, and improper approval of the modification.
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
Immediately after takeoff, at about 100 ft AGL, there was an abrupt loss of power. The pilot lowered the landing gear & executed a forced landing straight ahead. The gear did not fully extend, and retracted at touchdown. Post crash examination revealed that the induction air 'scat' tube inner wall had collapsed at a 90 deg bend, restricting intake air to the engine. The tubing was installed as per a one time field approved STC. The alternate air bypass was downstream of the 'scat' tubing. The tubing was of a double wall design which characteristically can delaminate when exposed to high heat.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2550T
- Reported as
- Navion H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- NAV-4-2550
- Airframe hours
- 1,649
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-13A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Eckert, Edwin J.
- Registered owner
- Eckert, Edwin J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 21, 1992 · 26 hours before
- Destination
- HLN · Helena, MT
- Airport
- GCC · Campbell County
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
- 67
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,246 total · 3,808 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 1 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GCC, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.