Saturday, September 20, 2014

Cessna 180B, N180GK: Accident occurred September 19, 2014 in Piscataquis County, Maine

NTSB Identification: ERA14LA446 
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, September 19, 2014 in Piscataquis County, ME
Aircraft: CESSNA 180B, registration: N180GK
Injuries: 2 Minor.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.

On September 19, 2014, at 1630 eastern daylight time, a float equipped Cessna 180B, N180GK, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power, while maneuvering near Piscataquis County, Maine. The private pilot/owner and passenger sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Mud Pond, Maine about 1530. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.

In a telephone conversation with a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aviation safety inspector, the pilot said that he was maneuvering about 2,500 feet north of Lake Ross, Maine when he heard a "slight squeal" from the engine before it started to sputter. About 1,500 feet during the subsequent descent, the engine and propeller "completely stopped."

The pilot determined the airplane would not reach Lake Ross, and selected an unpaved road in the woods for the forced landing. The right wing struck a tree about 60 feet above the ground, and the airplane impacted the road, resulting in substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and empennage.

The pilot held a private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single engine land and sea His most recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) third class medical certificate was issued May 27, 2014. The pilot reported 1,058 total hours of flight experience.

The airplane was manufactured in 1959, and its most recent annual inspection was completed May 24, 2013, at 4,013 total aircraft hours. A Continental O-470K33 remanufactured engine was installed in the airplane on August 20, 2005 and the engine had accrued 605 hours since that date.

The wreckage was recovered to a maintenance facility where a preliminary examination of the engine was performed. There was no external damage, but a borescope examination of the number 3 cylinder revealed that the exhaust valve was fractured at the stem and the top of the number 3 piston was damaged. The engine has been retained for further examination.


GARY L. NORRIS: http://registry.faa.gov/N180GK 


 A small plane crashed 60 miles north of Telos Checkpoint Friday night, injuring two men.

Millinocket Deputy Fire Chief Thomas Malcom said his department received a call at approximately 9:15 Friday night saying that one person had been injured and needed Millinocket's assistance.

Malcom said the information developed fast to where it was reported a small plane had crashed and that there were two injuries.

Malcom sent an ambulance to Telos Checkpoint in Township 5, R11 to meet a private vehicle carrying one of the injured men.

Officials say when the vehicle arrived, the patient was already bandaged and refused transport to the hospital.

Malcom was not clear on what injuries the other person suffered, but he believed they were not serious.

Malcom added Maine State Police Troop F and the Federal Aviation Administration are both currently investigating the crash.


- Source:   http://www.wlbz2.com

The plane’s pilot, Gary L. Norris of Augusta, and his passenger, Robert Wheelock, were both treated at Millinocket Regional Hospital, according to a report filed by state police Sgt. Chad Fuller. The crash was reported at 9:13 p.m. Friday. Millinocket Assistant Fire Chief Thomas Malcolm said one of the men suffered a cut to his head.

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