Cessna TR182 N155HC

Summary

On 17 February 2000 at about 21:40 local time, a Cessna TR182 registered N155HC was involved in an incident near Fort Carson, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 February 2000 at 21:40

Classification

Incident

Location

Fort Carson, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

38.6901, -104.7492

Aircraft

Cessna TR182

Registration

N155HC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pueblo → Colo. Springs

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN00IA052

Nobody was injured.

The pilot electing to fly the aircraft with known deficiencies which resulted in a catastrophic engine failure. Factors were a connecting rod failure, and low engine oil level.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on a cross country flight, a seal on the turbocharger failed and the pilot made an emergency landing at the nearest airport when the engine lost some oil pressure and smoke entered the cockpit. After inspecting the aircraft, adding 8 quarts of oil to the engine, having a mechanic cap the oil lines to the turbocharger, and wiring the turbocharger waste gate open the pilot elected to fly the aircraft to another airport for permanent repairs. While on approach, the engine failed catastrophically with a rod coming out the side of the engine casing. An emergency landing was made on a dirt road on a military reservation without further damage. According to the engine specification data, the engine had an 8-quart total oil capacity with 2 quarts minimum safe quantity in the sump. An engine examination revealed heat distress in the area where the failure occurred.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.