19951204044019I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Abilene, TX · December 4, 1995

Date
December 4, 1995 · 14:27 local
Place
Abilene, TX
Airport
Abilene Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9099C
Reported as
Cessna R182
Reported engine
Lycoming O540J3C5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total500 in this make and model

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: the aircraft was descending to land at the Abilene Regional Airport when the pilot heard a thump followed by oil covering the windshield. The pilot declared an emergency. The aircraft landed without further incident. Investigation revealed a plug and shaft had come out of the engine. The cowling and propeller received minor damage. Aircraft annual 4-95.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING TO LAND AT THE ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT WHEN THE PILOT HEARD A THUMP FOLLOWED BY OIL COVERING THE WINDSHIELD. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A PLUG AND SHAFT HAD COME OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE COWLING AND PROPELLER RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT ANNUAL 4-95.