What happened
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Engine failed. Elected to land gear down in a plowed field. Flipped over. Failed valve went through a rocker cover.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILED. ELECTED TO LAND GEAR DOWN IN A PLOWED FIELD.FLIPPED OVER. FAILED VALVE WENT THROUGH A ROCKER COVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N5276U · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 20140801015029ATakeoff: Climb Out · Apalachicola, FLAircraft departed runway 24 at Apalachicola, FL (aaf) and experienced no problems. Pilot decided to perform a normal landing due to the aircraft having a previous history of a rough running engine. All indications were normal. The aircraft reached the…Incident 20130510006429ILanding: Touchdown · Clearwater, FLPilot under CFI instruction failed to lower the landing gear prior to landing. Pilot stated that after one successful landing CFI instructed him to leave the gear down for second landing, on takeoff the pilot raised the gear without the CFI knowing resulting…Incident 20120505029119ILanding: Touchdown · Crystal River, FLPilot was practicing precision landings with 180 degree turns. Pilot failed to lower the landing gear prior to touch down.Incident 20040803025569ILevel Off Touchdown · St Petersburg-C, FL(-23) On August 3, 2004, at approximately 11:00 hours, N5276U, a Cessna 172RG, serial number 172RG0319, registered to 5276U enterprises LLC, landed with the landing gear retracted while on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the…Incident 19890508045029IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Knoxville, IAEngine failure, precautionary landing. Exhaust valve servicing NR3 cylinder broke.