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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Holladay, Tennessee 38341
Tuesady, September 19, 2006 11:40 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The airplane nosed over during a forcd landing after a loss of engine power. The pilot stated he was in cruise flight at 3,500 feet when the engine lost power, "just like it was running out of fuel." The pilot immediately switched the fuel selector valve from the right main fuel tank to the left main fuel tank, applied carburetor heat, and checked that the mixture was full rich. He attempted two engine restarts which were unsuccessful. The pilot observed a forced landing area to his left and entered left traffic to a bean field. While on final approach the pilot moved the fuel selector valve to the off position. The airplane touched down, rolled about 50 feet and nosed over inverted. The airplane was turned over by recovery personnel and examined by the FAA. The upper fuselage and vertical stabilizer received structural damage. Two gallons of fuel was present in the left wing fuel tank and there was evidence of fuel leakage at the accident site. The right main fuel tank had traces of fuel and there was evidence of leakage at the crash site. The airplane was transported to Salem, Indiana, for further examination by the FAA. A differential compression test was performed on the engine and verified the compression test preformed in Tennessee. The No. 2, No. 3, and No. 6 rocker covers were removed and the propeller was turned by hand. Crankshaft and connecting rod movement was observed; however no movement of the camshaft was observed during the crankshaft rotation. The accessory case was removed and the crankshaft gear (P/N 17725), which drives the camshaft gear was found in two pieces. The crankshaft gear had failed at the two keyway slots. A small portion of one key was separated and dislodged from its location in the crankshaft and was found in the engine breather, with the major portion of the key remaining in the crankshaft. The other keyway was damaged. The crankshaft gear pieces and key pieces were forwarded to the NTSB Materials Laboratory Division in Washington, D.C. for further analysis. Examination of the components revealed that one of the fracture surfaces on the crankshaft gear displayed features consistent with fatigue initiating in a corner of one of the keyways. Further examination revealed a small radius had been cut into the larger radius of the keyway and created a location for operational stresses to concentrate. The fracture of the other keyway displayed features consistent with an overload event.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
A total loss of engine power in cruise flight due to the fatigue failure of the crankshaft gear resulting in a forced landing and subsequent nose over.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 9/19/2006 |
| Event Day of the Week | Tuesday |
| Time of Event | 1140 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Holladay |
| Event State | TENNESSEE |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 38341 |
| Event Date Year | 2006 |
| Event Date Month | 9 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 355550N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0885050W |
| 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 | 1050 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 330 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | KHZD |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 496 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 17 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 4800 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Few |
| 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) | 21 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 9 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 260 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 9 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.01 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 21556 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Communication Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | Sep 19 2006 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 27 2007 1:15PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\lema |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Memphis FSDO-25 |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N97651 |
| NTSB Number | ATL06LA127 |
| 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 | Stinson |
| Aircraft Model | 108 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 108-051 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2150 |
| 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 | Apr 1 2006 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 1864 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | David R. Cheney |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 19435 Fox Cove Circle |
| Aircraft Owner City | Moseley |
| Aircraft Owner State | VA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 20 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | -- |
| Operator State | -- |
| Operator Country | -- |
| Operator Zip code | -- |
| 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 | KMOR |
| Departure City | Morristown |
| Departure State | TN |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1015 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | KTGC |
| Destination City | Trenton |
| Destination State | TN |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Emergency landing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | May 22 2007 2:24PM |
| User who most recently changed record | KENJ |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | NA |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |