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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
High Springs, Florida 32643
Thursday, May 27, 2010 18:43 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
During cruise flight, the rear engine on the twin engine airplane incurred a total loss of power, and the pilot executed a forced landing to a field. During the landing, the airplane struck several trees, separating the left wing from the fuselage. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the front propeller was bent and the rear engine's propeller was feathered. Oil spatter was visible on the underside of the horizontal stabilizer and elevator. Examination of the rear engine revealed that the end of a connecting rod was protruding from a hole in the top of the engine case. Further examination revealed numerous problems indicative of excessive wear, improper maintenance, and inadequate inspection. Maintenance records for the airplane and engines were incomplete, and the only entries were for the yearly annual inspections. No entries regarding repairs, alterations, part replacements, oil changes, or preventive maintenance were listed. According to the engine manufacturer, the engine should have been overhauled at 1,500 hours. Total time in service for the failed rear engine however was 2,404.3 hours.
When asked about the airplane manufacturer's procedures for a loss of power, the pilot was unable to articulate them, and when asked about his subsequent actions, the pilot advised that he had not feathered the propellers (the rear propeller may have feathered when oil pressure was lost). According to the manufacturer, the ENGINE-OUT DURING FLIGHT checklist should have been used to determine the inoperative engine and secure it. Operational data in the owner's manual indicated that, if the airplane was configured using the checklist, it would have had sufficient residual performance to continue flight.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The pilot's failure to follow the published engine-out procedures after a total loss of power in the rear engine. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintenance and inspection of the engine by the pilot and maintenance personnel.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 5/27/2010 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 1843 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | High Springs |
| Event State | FLORIDA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 32643 |
| Event Date Year | 2010 |
| Event Date Month | 5 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 294800N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0823600W |
| 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 | 1853 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 226 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | GNV |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 152 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 19 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| 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) | 31 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 16 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 330 |
| 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) | 29.76 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 29182 |
| NTSB Notification Source | Local Authoritites |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 6 2011 11:26AM |
| User who most recently changed record | andj |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N72268 |
| NTSB Number | ERA10LA284 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| 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 | 337G |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 33701550 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 4700 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Feb 26 2010 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 5130 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Charles E. Graper |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Newberry |
| Aircraft Owner State | FL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 32669 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | Charles E. Graper |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | Newberry |
| Operator State | FL |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 32669 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| 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 | VLD |
| Departure City | Valdosta |
| Departure State | GA |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1804 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | FA49 |
| Destination City | Ocala |
| Destination State | FL |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Oct 31 2011 1:55PM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Since inspection or accident | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |