Mar 25, 2024
Accident
Substantial Gonzales, TX
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause
Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly torque the crankshaft idler gear hardware according to the engine manufacturer’s service instructions, which resulted in separation of the crankshaft idler gear’s fasteners and disengagement of the camshaft, crankshaft, and crankshaft idler gear and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
NTSB CEN24LA141