64.8154° N, 147.8567° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 30, 1995 · 09:15 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
Fairbanks International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N16502
Reported as
Cessna STC185
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,400 total800 in this make and model70 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.
Narrative: rough engine during level test flight of new stc'd eng & prop installation. Made precautionary landing on tanana river ice. Mechanic flew to landing site, check fuel system, induction and ignition system found ok. Pulled lower plugs in engine cylinders and found oil fouling from excessive engine preservation. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ROUGH ENGINE DURING LEVEL TEST FLIGHT OF NEW STC'D ENG & PROP INSTALLATION. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON TANANA RIVER ICE. MECHANIC FLEW TO LANDING SITE, CHECK FUEL SYSTEM, INDUCTION AND IGNITION SYSTEM FOUND OK. PULLED LOWER PLUGS IN ENGINE CYLINDERS AND FOUND OIL FOULING FROM EXCESSIVE ENGINE PRESERVATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^