Engine failure in the Soo - Apr. '09

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Nice to hear they walked away.

http://www.saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1520237

Good job!

-istp

[Beach 200]

From reading the article in the Sault Star, it sounds like the guy was more upset the plane got wrecked "Another 100 feet it would have been OK" than the two onboard walking away unharmed from an engine failure.

[Canoehead]

Soo Aviation has about 40 to 50 students.

Seriously? I find that hard to believe.

[AV8OR]

I heard that a Jazz pilot went looking for the aircraft.

[Widow]

Agency probes plane engine
Posted By By Brian Kelly, The Sault Star
Updated 3 hours ago


The engine of a Soo Aviation plane that failed during a training flight is being examined by Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

A Cessna 152 landed in Bellevue Valley north of Sault Ste. Marie after its engine lost power on April 9. Flight instructor Terry Bosman brought the plane down on a frozen field. The Cessna 152 hit a tree, but Bosman and a student from the Sault were not hurt.

The two-seater craft was maintained by Skyservices of Bar River. That firm found a crankshaft failed, but could not determine why the shaft stopped working, said Transport Canada spokesperson Deborah Baxter in an e-mail.

The engine was sent to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada in Ottawa in early June for more study.

The board is an independent agency that identifies causes and contributing factors of marine, pipeline, rail and air incidents.

Investigations can take months to years to complete.

"Our technician is essentially going to take the engine apart, look at pieces of interest and find out what the failure mechanism was," said media relations adviser John Cottreau in a telephone interview from Gatineau, Que.

The probe is presently considered a class five investigation, or least serious. That means the engine problem, once determined, will be noted, with no further investigation.

The investigation class could be upgraded "if something of a serious nature" is found, said Cottreau.

A Cessna 182 made an emergency landing on Highway 17 in Garden River on Saturday. The plane was flying from the Sault to Elliot Lake to take aerial photographs.

A male pilot, 24, was not hurt.

http://www.saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1655243

CADORS Number: 2009O0620 Reporting Region: Ontario

Occurrence InformationOccurrence Type: Accident Occurrence Date: 2009/04/09
Occurrence Time: 2335 Z Day Or Night: night-time
Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0

Canadian Aerodrome ID: Aerodrome Name:
Occurrence Location: 17NM northeast of Sault Ste. Marie Province: Ontario
Country: CANADA World Area: North America

Reported By: NAV CANADA AOR Number: 105679-V2
TSB Class Of Investigation: 5 TSB Occurrence No.: A09O0066
Event InformationCollision with object
Engine failure
Engine malfunction - other
Forced landing
Aircraft InformationFlight #:
Aircraft Category: Aeroplane Country of Registration: CANADA
Make: CESSNA Model: 152
Year Built: 1977 Amateur Built: No
Engine Make: AVCO LYCOMING Engine Model: O-235-L2C
Engine Type: Reciprocating Gear Type: Land
Phase of Flight: Cruise Damage: Substantial
Owner: SOO AVIATION INC. Operator: SOO AVIATION INC.
Operator Type: Commercial

Detail InformationUser Name: Donaldson, John
Date: 2009/04/14
Further Action Required: Yes
O.P.I.: System Safety
Narrative: The Soo Aviation Inc. Cessna 152 aircraft (C-GUZW) was on a local VFR training flight from Sault Ste. Marie Airport (CYAM). NAV CANADA staff at Sault Ste. Marie Airport control tower reported that the aircraft was being flown in a forced approach to a field 17NM northeast of Sault Ste. Marie. Shortly thereafter, the pilots of other aircraft in the area reported hearing an active ELT signal. At 2340Z, Sault Ste. Marie control tower staff reported receiving a cellular telephone call indicating that the aircraft was down and that both of the occupants were okay. J.R.C.C. Trenton staff and the local agencies were advised. The aircraft was reported to be down on Kirby Road and local emergency services had responded. Co-ordinates were 46º42'53"N 084º15'29.8"W.

User Name: Boles, Will
Date: 2009/04/15
Further Action Required: No
O.P.I.:
Narrative: UPDATE from TSB Daily Notification Log 15-04-2009 Occurrence Summary A09O0066: The SOO Aviation Inc. Cessna 152 (C-GUZW) was on a training flight with a student and instructor onboard when the engine (AVCO LYCOMING, O-235-L2C) lost power. The instructor took control of the aircraft and proceeded to perform a forced landing in a frozen field. During the rollout the aircraft's wing struck a tree and the propeller was damaged. The two occupants exited the aircraft uninjured.

[teacher]

Yes, a Sault bound dash 8 diverted to the accident site and located the aircraft and crew. A nice change of pace and a job well done by ALL.