Rockwell 112 N10285

Summary

On 21 November 1985 at about 22:30 local time, a Rockwell 112 registered N10285 was involved in an accident near Pekin, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 November 1985 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Pekin, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Pekin Municipal Airport (C15)

Coordinates

40.5595, -89.6205

Aircraft

Rockwell 112

Registration

N10285

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI86LA032

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

FOLLOWING A TOP OVERHAUL OF THE ENGINE A TEST FLIGHT WAS PLANNED TO BREAK IN THE CYLINDERS AND RINGS. PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED FOR A SHORT PERIOD ON THE GROUND THEN SHUT DOWN AND CHECKED FOR OIL LEAKS WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB WERE UNEVENTFUL. SHORTLY AFTER LEVELOFF THE PROP SURGED MOMENTARILY AND ENGINE PERFORMANCE DETERIORATED RAPIDLY. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND ENTERED THE VFR TRAFFIC PATTERN ON DOWNWIND. HE LOWERED THE GEAR AND LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT A 'B' NUT ON THE PORP GOVERNOR LINE HAD BACKED OFF, ALLOWING MOST OF THE OIL TO DRAIN OUT, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.