# Incident 19950311008829I: Cessna 175, Fasing, TX, March 11, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1995, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fasing, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8315T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8315T-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175C (registry code 2072508, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,660 total, 44 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950311008829I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 11, 1995, N8315T EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN ORIGINATING IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT INITIATED AN OPEN FIELD LANDING RESULTING IN THE SEPARATION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND COMING TO A HALT IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, NO FIRE AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. ENGINE TEAR DOWN PERFORMED BY THE DALLAS FSDO & TCM REVEALED THAT THE NO. 6 CYL. CONNECTING ROD/PISTON PIN BUSHING DISINTEGRATED CAUSING ENGINE STOPPAGE. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N8315T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990913029269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990913029269I), Sep 13, 1999: Cessna 175C (N8315T), Galveston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft sustained minor damage after landing in the surg one mile from the airport. The pilot says the engine failed on descent after a 2 hour 11…

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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