Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
N/A Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Hammond, Louisiana 70401
Tuesady, December 10, 2013 10:02 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The pilot reported that, while in cruise flight, he noticed a lack of engine oil pressure after smelling an odor in the cockpit and that he had to reduce engine power to keep the propeller from exceeding its maximum operating speed. The engine gradually lost total power over a period of 90 seconds. The pilot conducted a forced landing in a field, and the left wing was substantially damaged when it collided with a fence post. A postaccident examination revealed an engine oil leak from a fractured propeller governor oil supply line. The oil line was found inadequately supported by a single clamp, which was also fractured. The engine manufacturer had previously issued a service bulletin (SB) to address several reports of engine failures due to oil starvation that had resulted from fractured governor lines. In all cases, either one or both of the manufacturer-specified clamps and/or supports were missing. The SB stated that the oil line assembly should be visually inspected to determine whether both supports were properly installed and intact. Additionally, the Federal Aviation Administration had previously issued an airworthiness directive (AD) that required the external governor oil line to be supported by at least two clamps/clips to prevent the oil line from fracturing. The airplane’s governor oil supply line had been replaced about 47 hours before the accident; however, the oil line assembly was not installed in compliance with the AD, SB, or the engine overhaul manual.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The total loss of engine power due to oil starvation because of a fractured governor oil line, which resulted from the improper installation of the governor oil line assembly during the last oil line replacement.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 12/10/2013 |
| Event Day of the Week | Tuesday |
| Time of Event | 1002 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | Hammond |
| Event State | LOUISIANA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 70401 |
| Event Date Year | 2013 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 303529N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0901713W |
| Event Location Airport | N/A |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| 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 | 955 Central Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 237 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | HDC |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 47 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 8 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 1200 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 4 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 0 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 360 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 15 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 19 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.4 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | METAR KHDC 101555Z AUTO 36015G19KT 10SM OVC012 04/ |
| 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 | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 32402 |
| NTSB Notification Source | Central Region Duty Officer, E |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 9 2014 11:38AM |
| User who most recently changed record | foxt |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N1203J |
| NTSB Number | CEN14LA081 |
| 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 | ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL |
| Aircraft Model | 112 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 203 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2650 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 2 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 2 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Apr 1 2013 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 38 |
| Airframe Hours | 4543 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | Unknown |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Sunflower Farm & Ranch LLC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Folsom |
| Aircraft Owner State | LA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 70437 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | Sunflower Farm & Ranch LLC |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | Folsom |
| Operator State | LA |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 70437 |
| 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) | Instructional |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | HDC |
| Departure City | Hammond |
| Departure State | LA |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 913 |
| Departure Time Zone | CST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | HDC |
| Destination City | Hammond |
| Destination State | LA |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 9 2014 11:38AM |
| User who most recently changed record | foxt |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |