# Accident 19950820028489A: Cessna 172P, Port Washington, WI, August 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1995, 14:15 local time
- Place: Port Washington, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3906° N, 87.8701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3906&lon=-87.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55404, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950820028489A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. TEMP INCREASE. OIL DOWN. SMOKE FORM COWL. NOSED OVER LANDING. NR2 CYLINDER BROKE. (-23) ON AUGUST 20, 1995, AT 1415 CDT A CESSNA 172P, N55404, EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE .8 MILES WEST OF COUNTY HIGHWAY LL, PORT WASHINGTON, OZAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WAUKESHA COUNTY AIRPORT, WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 CDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE #2 CYLINDER FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A CRACK AND SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION IN THE VICINITY OF THE FOURTH AND FIFTH FIN ON THE CYLINDER BARREL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI95LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA290), Aug 20, 1995: Cessna 172P (N55404), Port Washington, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the #2 cylinder due to fatigue cracking. A factor was the soft terrain.

## Other reports on N55404 (2)

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

- [Accident 19930613017999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930613017999A), Jun 13, 1993: Cessna 172P (N55404), Hartford, WI, Substantial damage. Loud bang rough engine on takeoff. Turned back. Overran grass strip on forced landing. NR4 cylinder split in half.
- [Accident 19820926049079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820926049079A), Sep 26, 1982: Cessna 172P (N55404), Rock Springs, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot unable to control aircraft during crosswind landing. Conditions near maximum controllable for aircraft.

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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