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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172F · Charleston, SC · February 7, 1994

Date: February 7, 1994 · 09:30 local
Place: Charleston, SC
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5212F
Reported as: Cessna 172F
Reported engine: Continental O300D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total1,500 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days

N5212FRegistration cancelled Aug 28, 2013 · Cessna 172FS/N 17253223 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 172F Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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.

Narrative: pilot reported engine failure while performing training maneuvers. A forced landing was made in an open field. Examination of the aircraft/engine disclosed the oil pressure line from the firewall to the engine cracked allowing the engine oil to be pumped out. Further examination disclosed a small hole approximately 1/2 inch in diameter in the top of the crankcase above the number six cylinder. The airframe was not damaged. A malfunction/defect report has been submitted. No further investigation deemed necessary.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE PERFORMING TRAINING MANEUVERS. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN AN OPEN FIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT/ENGINE DISCLOSED THE OIL PRESSURE LINE FROM THE FIREWALL TO THE ENGINE CRACKED ALLOWING THE ENGINE OIL TO BE PUMPED OUT. FURTHER EXAMINATION DISCLOSED A SMALL HOLE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER IN THE TOP OF THE CRANKCASE ABOVE THE NUMBER SIX CYLINDER. THE AIRFRAME WAS NOT DAMAGED. A MALFUNCTION/DEFECT REPORT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION DEEMED NECESSARY.