At about 19:10 Alaska time, a Cessna 207A was damaged during an emergency landing at the Deadhorse Airport, but the pilot was not injured. The pilot said he was in cruise flight about 10 minutes after departure when he noted a light sheen of oil on the windshield. He turned around but could not see through the windshield by the time he was about two miles from the airport. While the airplane was on approach to runway 4 the propeller rpm increased for about 20 seconds, then the propeller departed the airplane. The pilot glided to a landing at the airport. The propeller and engine crankshaft flange were located and sent to the NTSB metallurgical laboratory for examination. The airplane was equipped with a Continental IO-520-F engine.
July 4, Deadhorse, Ak. / Cessna 207
At about 19:10 Alaska time, a Cessna 207A was damaged during an emergency landing at the Deadhorse Airport, but the pilot was not injured. The pilot said he was in cruise flight about 10 minutes after departure when he noted a light sheen of oil on the windshield. He turned around but could not see through the windshield by the time he was about two miles from the airport. While the airplane was on approach to runway 4 the propeller rpm increased for about 20 seconds, then the propeller departed the airplane. The pilot glided to a landing at the airport. The propeller and engine crankshaft flange were located and sent to the NTSB metallurgical laboratory for examination. The airplane was equ...
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 207A made an emergency landing at Deadhorse Airport after an in-flight oil leak progressively obscured the windshield, culminating in the propeller detaching from the aircraft.
- The pilot executed a successful glide to landing without injury, despite the airplane sustaining damage.
- The detached propeller and engine crankshaft flange were recovered and sent to the NTSB metallurgical laboratory for examination to determine the cause of the incident.
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