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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172B · Cabot, AR · June 21, 1996

Date: June 21, 1996 · 11:30 local
Place: Cabot, AR
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8139X
Reported as: Cessna 172B
Reported engine: Continental O300D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,053 total1,776 in this make and model288 in the last 90 days

N8139XRegistered now · Cessna 172BS/N 17248639 · Built 1961 Airframe modelCessna 172B Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on June 21, 1996, at 1130 CDT, N8139X, a Cessna 172B, operated by American aerial graphics, inc., and flown by kevin thompson, received minor damage during a forced landing at rolling hills golf course near Cabot, Arkansas, following an engine failure. The aircraft was in cruise flight on an aerial photo mission when the engine began running very rough and then quit. There was no fire and no injuries, and no flight plan had been filed. Aircraft damage was limited to the engine cowling, wheel fairings, and the left wing tip. Inspection revealed the number 5 cylinder steel barrel (part number 641917 cp) had completely separated about 1 inch from the cylinder base. An m or d report will be submitted.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 21, 1996, AT 1130 CDT, N8139X, A CESSNA 172B, OPERATED BY AMERICAN AERIAL GRAPHICS, INC., AND FLOWN BY KEVIN THOMPSON, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING AT ROLLING HILLS GOLF COURSE NEAR CABOT, ARKANSAS, FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT ON AN AERIAL PHOTO MISSION WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND THEN QUIT. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO INJURIES, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE ENGINE COWLING, WHEEL FAIRINGS, AND THE LEFT WING TIP. INSPECTION REVEALED THE NUMBER 5 CYLINDER STEEL BARREL (PART NUMBER 641917 CP) HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED ABOUT 1 INCH FROM THE CYLINDER BASE. AN M OR D REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.