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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Milledgeville, Georgia 31061
Friday, July 7, 2006 11:45 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The pilot stated that he was at an altitude of 6,500 feet on a short cross-country flight. As he approach his destination, and began to descend, he reported that the flight was normal. He leveled off at 3,500 feet, and suddenly noticed that the oil pressure gauge was reading zero. He crosschecked his instruments and everything seemed normal. He rechecked the cylinder head temperature and the oil temperature, and they were in the normal range. The engine was still running smoothly and he continued toward the airport. However, he began to look for possible landing sites, and made a turn to the east. He positioned the airplane closer to some fields that he saw in the distance. Approximately two minutes later he stated that there was an rpm surge, and realized that this was a "true oil loss." A minute later the engine stopped. He made an emergency landing in a field, and collided with logging debris. Examination of the engine by an FAA inspector and an A&P mechanic revealed that a flex oil gauge pressure line from the engine to the firewall had separated. Examination of the oil line revealed that the hose was installed approximately 3/4 of the length of the fitting, leaving only three threads to hold the ferrule and "B" nut together. The "B" nut socket showed no evidence of wear. The oil gauge pressure line was replaced on July 20, 2001, at an engine tachometer time of 5694.15, and a Hobbs time of 1067.9. The oil gauge pressure line had an approximate time of 63.05 service hours before it failed.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The improper fabrication of the oil pressure gauge line by maintenance personnel, which resulted in a loss of engine oil and total loss of engine power during cruise flight.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 7/7/2006 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1145 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Milledgeville |
| Event State | GEORGIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 31061 |
| Event Date Year | 2006 |
| Event Date Month | 7 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 330909N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0831416W |
| 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 | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1140 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 20 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | KMLJ |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 384 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 5 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 2700 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 26 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 18 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 80 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 6 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.2 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Minor |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| 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) | 21767 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Communicaiton Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jul 7 2006 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jul 25 2007 12:22PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\lema |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Atlanta FSDO-11 |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N71471 |
| NTSB Number | ATL06LA101 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Cessna |
| Aircraft Model | 182M |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 18259635 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2600 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Nov 1 2005 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 44 |
| Airframe Hours | 5757.2 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Robert W. Speer |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 3 Travel Air Lane |
| Aircraft Owner City | Simpsonville |
| Aircraft Owner State | SC |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 29681 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | JB AV Enterprises Incorported |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 9511 Silverside Drive Road STE 105 |
| Operator City | Wilmington |
| Operator State | DE |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 19810 |
| 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 | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | SC47 |
| Departure City | Parker Field |
| Departure State | SC |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1045 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | MLJ |
| Destination City | Milledgeville |
| Destination State | GA |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Emergency descent/landing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 15 2007 11:47AM |
| User who most recently changed record | KENJ |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | NA |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |