Hill CCX-2000 N57FX
19 January 2019 · Roll, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 January 2019 at about 21:00 local time, a Hill CCX-2000 registered N57FX was involved in an accident near Roll, Arizona, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Roll, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.8292, -113.9906
- Aircraft
- Hill CCX-2000
- Registration
- N57FX
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2017
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Yuma → Chandler
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR19LA070
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of the crankshaft for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during cruise flight, the engine began to run rough and he attempted to troubleshoot; shortly thereafter, oil pressure decreased to 0 and the engine began to vibrate before it lost all power. The pilot performed a forced landing, during which the airplane struck a ditch and nosed over, substantially damaging the left wing. Examination of the engine revealed that the crankshaft was fractured in fatigue aft of the No. 3 connecting rod journal, adjacent to the counterweights. Both counterweights were in place and remained attached to the crankshaft. Detailed examination of the fractured crankshaft revealed some non-conformances in the geometric tolerances of several crankcase attributes, and polishing was observed on the crankcase saddle bore landings; however, none were deemed severe enough to cause the crankshaft to fail in the time and manner in which it occurred. The cause of the crankshaft failure could not be determined based on the available information.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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