Cessna R172K N1036V

Summary

On 10 September 2000 at about 04:30 local time, a Cessna R172K registered N1036V was involved in an accident near Aurora, Colorado, United States. 4 people were on board and one 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

10 September 2000 at 04:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Front Range (FTG)

Coordinates

39.7404, -104.8608

Aircraft

Cessna R172K

Registration

N1036V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Englewood → Watkins

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN00LA167

1 person had minor injuries.

The unsuitable terrain for a forced landing. Contributing factors were the total loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine oil pump and the dark night light conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the night cross-country flight, the engine started to run rough and then seized. The pilot made an emergency descent and completed a forced landing in a rough field. Upon impact with the ground, the nose gear strut collapsed and buckled the firewall. A post accident engine teardown examination identified that the engine oil pump shaft or 'idler pin' for the driven gear had worked free from its pressed-in position on the accessory case. The movement of the pin allowed it to fracture through the engine oil pump cover plate and come in contact with the tachometer drive gear resulting in the fracture of the tachometer drive gear shaft. The fracture of the tachometer drive shaft resulted in the failure of the engine oil pump resulting in the loss of engine oil pressure and the subsequent total loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.