JACKSONVILLE, AL, USA
N1703R
CESSNA 182RG
THE PILOT HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT AND IT HAD LESS THAN ONE HOUR ON THE OVERHAULED ENGINE. THE PILOT WAS AT 1500 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE ENGINE EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THAT THE WRONG COUNTERWEIGHT CIRCLIPS WERE INSTALLED DURING THE ENGINE OVERHAUL. THIS CONDITION RESULTED IN THE FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT AND CAMSHAFT. THE ROD RETAINING NUTS WERE NOT INSTALLED PER LYCOMING SI 1106.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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