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CEN11CA410

2011-06-06 · Canon City, Colorado, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 1V6

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

A loss of engine power due to an overheated engine as a result of a malfunction of the modified engine cooling system, necessitating a forced landing on unsuitable terrain.

Factual narrative

The pilot said the flight was made to test a new cooling modification on the engine. The engine soon began overheating and seized when the airplane was on base leg. The pilot forced to land short of runway 29 in loose dirt. The impact crushed the outboard portion of the left wing and buckled the upper skin of the right wing. The pilot said the flight was made to test a new cooling modification on the engine. The engine soon began overheating and seized when the airplane was on the base leg of the traffic pattern, forcing the pilot to land short of the runway in loose dirt. The impact crushed the outboard portion of the left wing and buckled the upper skin of the right wing. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • C Aircraft-Aircraft power plant-Engine (reciprocating)-Recip engine power section-Failure - C
  • C Aircraft-Aircraft power plant-Engine (reciprocating)-Recip eng liquid cooling-Malfunction - C
  • — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surfa-Soft-Contributed to outcome

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2011_CEN11CA410.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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