Geide SPORT-A N1033B

Summary

On 4 August 1996 at about 16:25 local time, a Geide SPORT-A registered N1033B was involved in an accident near Slater, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 August 1996 at 16:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Slater, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Slater Memorial (9K5)

Coordinates

39.2190, -93.0609

Aircraft

Geide SPORT-A

Registration

N1033B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kirksville → Warrensburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA270

2 people had minor injuries.

failure of a #2 connecting rod bolt, which led to a jammed connecting rod and subsequent overload separation of the #2 cylinder. A factor relating to the accident was: lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that the airplane was cruising at 2,500 feet mean sea level (MSL) when 'the engine began to throw oil on the windscreen. There was no suitable terrain for a normal landing within gliding distance, so (I) had to put down in a corn and bean field. The corn stalks were over 10 feet tall and adjacent bean field foliage was 3 feet tall.' The airplane 'clipped' the tops of four rows of corn, hit bushes between the corn and bean fields, then 'made it' to the bean field, where it came to rest. Examination of the airplane revealed a 4-inch diameter hole in the engine casing above the number two cylinder rod assembly. One of the connecting rod bolts was broken. The other connecting rod bolt and connecting rod end cap were missing. The number two cylinder had pushed free of the engine case.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.