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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Yreka, California 96097
Sunday, April 16, 2000 20:52 PDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The single engine airplane experienced a loss of engine power after encountering icing conditions while on an instrument cross-country flight at night. The accident airplane was modified with a Soloy engine conversion, which replaced the Continental TSIO-520 reciprocating engine with a Rolls Royce-Allison 250-C20S turbine engine. The engine was not equipped with an auto-ignition or continuous ignition system. The commercial pilot was utilizing the engine deice prior to encountering icing conditions, and selected alternate engine air once he perceived snow. The pilot reported that the engine lost power shortly after the engine alternate air was selected. The pilot-rated passenger feathered and secured the engine prior to establishing a best glide speed. The pilot attempted to restart the engine on numerous occasions; however, he was unable to obtain the 12 percent N1 required for engine start. As the airplane entered visual meteorological conditions, the pilot selected a gravel area for the forced landing. Examination of the engine revealed that the engine's anti-ice line was separated from the compressor case. Metallurgical examination of the anti-ice line revealed that its mounting pad separated from the compressor case as a result of fatigue cracking. The fatigue cracking originated from the braze joint, which displayed oxidation. According to the engine manufacturer and the engine conversion representative, the broken anti-ice line would have prevented heated air from entering the engine inlet guide vanes even with the engine deice selected. When the pilot selected the engine alternate air, relatively warm air was introduced into the engine inlet, dislodging any accumulated ice, and subsequently flaming out the engine. According to maintenance records, the engine underwent its last 100-hour inspection approximately 29 hours prior to the accident. A review of the engine operations manual revealed that due to thermal differences, the gas producing section of the engine may lock up after an in-flight engine shutdown, requiring the flight crew to wait up to 10 minutes before a successful restart.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
the total loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to the fatigue failure of the engine's anti-ice bleed air line, which resulted in the pilot's inability to utilize the engine anti-ice system. Contributing factors were the icing conditions and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 4/16/2000 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 2052 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Daylight Time |
| Event City | Yreka |
| Event State | CALIFORNIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 96097 |
| Event Date Year | 2000 |
| Event Date Month | 4 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 420000N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1223000W |
| Event Location Airport | -- |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Full |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 2055 Pacific Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | SIY |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 2648 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | PST |
| Lighting Conditions | Night/Dark |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 8000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 4200 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 9 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 3 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 200 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 7 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Minor |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 2 |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 12988 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Apr 16 2000 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 2215 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Apr 17 2003 10:23AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\MONR |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N1682U |
| NTSB Number | LAX00LA157 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Cessna |
| Aircraft Model | 207 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 207 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 20700282 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 4000 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 8 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Oct 28 1999 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 28 |
| Airframe Hours | 9926 |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Southern Cross Leasing, LLC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | P.O. Box 1229 |
| Aircraft Owner City | Medford |
| Aircraft Owner State | OR |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 97038 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | JOSEPH EDWARD WEBER |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | On File |
| Operator City | MOLALLA |
| Operator State | OR |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 97038 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | SBA |
| Departure City | Santa Barbara |
| Departure State | CA |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1630 |
| Departure Time Zone | PST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | RDM |
| Destination City | Redmond |
| Destination State | OR |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Cruise |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 9 2003 2:02PM |
| User who most recently changed record | COOS |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | -- |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |