# Incident 19951031042309I: Cessna T207, Anchorage, AK, October 31, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1995, 19:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SOCA
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91029, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91029-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207 (registry code 2073612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,120 total, 780 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951031042309I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 31, 1995, A CARGO CE-207 OPERATED BY SOUTHCENTRAL AIR EXPERIENCED ENGINE DIFFICULTIES ON APPROACH TO THE ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. THE IFR FLIGHT DEPARTED KENAI, AK ABOUT 1815 LOCAL, AND ON APPROACH TO THE ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL, THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING AN EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EVACUATE SOME OF THE SMOKE BY OPENING THE CABIN DOORS AND BRIEFLY PULLING THE MIXTURE. THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 6 LEFT AND CLEARED THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT 1857. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE PARKING AREA. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE ON NOVEMBER 2, 1995 REVEALED THE #L6 CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM THE BLOCK BY SHEARING THE CYLINDER HOLD-DOWN STUDS. THE CONNECTING ROD BROKE IN THE BACK STROKE WHEN THE PISTON STRUCK THE STUBS OF THE BROKEN HOLD-DOWN STUDS. THE UPPER FORWARD COWLING SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE DURING CYLINDER SEPARATION.

## Other reports on N91029 (4)

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

- [Accident 19980206002389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980206002389A), Feb 6, 1998: Cessna T207 (N91029), Homer, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft climbed to 150 ft AGL on takeoff. Banked into steep turn and dove into snow covered ground. (.4)the certificated commercial pilot was departing on a…
- [Incident 19870605039909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870605039909I), Jun 5, 1987: Cessna T207 (N91029), Great Falls, MT. Electrical power loss en route. Safe landing at destination. Battery had shorted internally.
- [Incident 19840315020969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840315020969I), Mar 15, 1984: Cessna T207 (N91029), Broomfield, CO. Engine malfunction. Loss of engine turbo charger. On teardown engine showed lack of lubrication. No oil in engine.
- [Accident 19771024034419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771024034419A), Oct 24, 1977: Cessna T207 (N91029), Calexico, CA, Substantial damage. Struck lighted taxiway barrier. Plt asked for full flaps,son lowered partial flaps. Close in apch.

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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