Cessna 177RG N2186Q

Summary

On 16 June 1996 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N2186Q was involved in an accident near Lake Placid, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 June 1996 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake Placid, Florida, United States

Coordinates

27.5107, -81.5490

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N2186Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tamiami → Tallahassee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL96LA093

Nobody was injured.

maintenance personnel's failure to properly torque the cylinder installation bolts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

One hour into the flight, the pilot advised the air traffic controller of the separation of the number 2 cylinder from the engine and a subsequent engine fire. The pilot also requested radar vectors to the nearest airport. The flight was cleared to an airport 12 miles north. The pilot shut down the engine, and the fire went out. The pilot made a forced landing in a pasture short of the airport. On landing roll the airplane collided with two fences. The subsequent engine examination disclosed severe fretting on the crankcase parting surfaces at the number two bearing saddle and dowels. The surface fretting observed in this crankcase is typical of conditions associated with a loss of torque on mating surfaces. According to the operator, the engine was overhauled 291 flight hours before this flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.