# Incident 19940207005219I: Cessna 172F, Charleston, SC, February 7, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1994, 09:30 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7766° N, 79.9309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7766&lon=-79.9309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5212F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5212F-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940207005219I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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