THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN, AND THE WHITEOUT WEATHER CONDITIONS.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating…
Sep 9, 2009
Engine (IO 520 SERIES)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Ignition · distributor gear · brokenOct 8, 2013
DURING FLIGHT THE LT MAGNETO WAS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. IN THE COURSE OF NON ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE LT MAGNETO WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BROKEN DISTRIBUTOR GEAR. FURTHER MAINT REVEALED THAT THE RT MAG HAD A 200 RPM DROP WHICH IS OUT OF OPS LIMITS. ALTHOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT NR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.