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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna P172D · Greenwood Villa, CO · December 18, 1991

Date
December 18, 1991 · 10:00 local
Place
Greenwood Villa, CO
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8557X
Reported as
Cessna P172D
Reported engine
Continental GO300*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total25 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed inflight. Forced landing in a field. Lack of oil circulation caused crank and cam bearing to fail.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED INFLIGHT. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. LACK OF OIL CIRCULATION CAUSED CRANK AND CAM BEARING TO FAIL.