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FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Decorah, IA · January 15, 1994

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Date
January 15, 1994 · 13:30 local
Place
Decorah, IA
Airport
Decorah Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N550S
Reported as
Cessna 340A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,800 total350 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N550SRegistered now · Cessna 340AS/N 340A0086 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 340AEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: pilot was flying on an IFR flight plan from; rochester, MN (rst) to indianapolis, in (ump). Approximately 11 miles west of Decorah while at cruise at 17,000 ft. MSL, the left engine started to throw oil. The pilot shut the engine down and made an uneventful landing in Decorah, Iowa. It was determined that the air/oil separator had frozen the aircraft was put in a heated hangar and returned to service without further problems. This incident is considered closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS FLYING ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM; ROCHESTER, MN (RST) TO INDIANAPOLIS, IN (UMP). APPROXIMATELY 11 MILES WEST OF DECORAH WHILE AT CRUISE AT 17,000 FT. MSL, THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED TO THROW OIL. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN DECORAH, IOWA. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIR/OIL SEPARATOR HAD FROZEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUT IN A HEATED HANGAR AND RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.