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A champion 7ECA in cruise at 2500 ft had an engine failure and landed off airport caused by a broken connecting rod cap bolt.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 418724 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : y33 airport : y33 |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 57 flight time type : 57 |
| ASRS Report | 418724 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Engine had massive internal failure with complete stoppage. Off airport landing executed without damage to persons or aircraft. Engine failure occurred during private pilot check ride. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a champion 7ECA and the engine failure was caused by a broken bolt on a connecting rod cap. The reporter said the engine incurred major damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CHAMPION 7ECA IN CRUISE AT 2500 FT HAD AN ENG FAILURE AND LANDED OFF ARPT CAUSED BY A BROKEN CONNECTING ROD CAP BOLT.
Narrative: ENG HAD MASSIVE INTERNAL FAILURE WITH COMPLETE STOPPAGE. OFF ARPT LNDG EXECUTED WITHOUT DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR ACFT. ENG FAILURE OCCURRED DURING PVT PLT CHK RIDE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A CHAMPION 7ECA AND THE ENG FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A BROKEN BOLT ON A CONNECTING ROD CAP. THE RPTR SAID THE ENG INCURRED MAJOR DAMAGE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.