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FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Carrollton, GA · July 3, 1996

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Date
July 3, 1996 · 21:05 local
Place
Carrollton, GA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N1493V
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
130 total70 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N1493VRegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17263623 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 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: the aircraft was enroute from troy, al to dobbins afb, GA. The engine started running rough and the pilot declared an emergency and requested the nearest airport. The engine quit and the pilot landed the aircraft on crossplains road. Crossplains road is just off ga sr 166 approximately 8 miles east of Carrollton, GA. Aircraft was landed safely with no damage. It was determined that the #1 rod cap broke off and went through the bottom of the engine between the #1 and #2 cylinders.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM TROY, AL TO DOBBINS AFB, GA. THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON CROSSPLAINS ROAD. CROSSPLAINS ROAD IS JUST OFF GA SR 166 APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES EAST OF CARROLLTON, GA. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY WITH NO DAMAGE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE #1 ROD CAP BROKE OFF AND WENT THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE BETWEEN THE #1 AND #2 CYLINDERS.