ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279298
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| Date: | Thursday 16 June 2022 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna T206H Stationair TC |
| Owner/operator: | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
| Registration: | N52854 |
| MSN: | T20608939 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Austin, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX (AUS/KAUS) |
| Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX (AUS/KAUS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On June 16, 2022, about 1400 central daylight time, a Cessna T206H, N52854, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Austin, Texas. The pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a public use flight.
The pilot reported that shortly after takeoff he experienced smoke in the cockpit. The pilot reported to air traffic control that he wanted to return to the airport; however, the amount of smoke continued to increase and the engine stopped producing power. The pilot opened the side windows and located a lake below him into which he ditched the airplane.
Postaccident examination revealed that the v-band clamp securing the turbocharger exhaust fractured and allowed hot exhaust gas to blow over the accessory section of the engine. The hot exhaust gases caused damage to several components, resulting in a fire and total loss of engine power.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB), CE-18-07, recommending detailed inspections of v-band exhaust couplings be performed at 100-hour intervals. The accident occurred on the first flight following a 100-hr inspection that indicated an examination of the exhaust system. The investigation did not determine the total time in service of the clamp or whether a specific examination of the v-band clamp was accomplished.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to an engine fire that resulted from failure of the turbocharger exhaust clamp, which allowed hot exhaust gases to damage other vital engine components.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://austonia.com/plane-crashes-lady-bird-lake
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/apd-paddle-boarders-rescue-pilot-after-plane-crashes-into-lady-bird-lake/?ipid=promo-link-block1
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105272
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52854
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N52854
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a6a9ca&lat=30.208&lon=-97.748&zoom=13.0&showTrace=2022-06-16
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/31147_1630901367.jpg (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
Incredible step-by-step images of the plane crash into Lady Bird Lake in Austin this afternoon pic.twitter.com/7ABNKelI7E
— Fox3 Now (@fox3news) June 17, 2022
Paddle boarder Nicholas Compton helped bring the warden to shore 😯 https://t.co/DSGcz9UE9S
— KENS 5 (@KENS5) June 18, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2022 23:06 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 17-Jun-2022 01:21 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2022 01:26 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 17-Jun-2022 02:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2022 04:42 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 17-Jun-2022 09:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2022 07:32 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2024 20:54 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
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