# Accident 19900829037509A: Ryan PT22A, Greenville, MI, August 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1990, 18:50 local time
- Place: Greenville, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1695° N, 85.2494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1695&lon=-85.2494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5481L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5481L-2013-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (registry code 7830502, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner R5 series (registry code 37504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN PT22A
- Reported engine: GLADEN R55
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,691 total, 43 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900829037509A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE MISFIRED THEN LOST TOP CYLINDER. LANDED IN TALL CORN. FLIPPED OVER. CYLINDER MOUNTING BOLTS HAD SHEARED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI90LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA249), Aug 29, 1990: Ryan PT-22A (N5481L), Greenville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEPARATION OF A LOOSE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY IN FLIGHT, AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE EXECUTION OF A FORCED LANDING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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