# Incident 19961012037649I: Cessna 182R, Augusta, ME, October 12, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Augusta, ME
- Airport: Augusta State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3207° N, 69.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUGUSTA STATE (AUG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3207&lon=-69.7973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5204E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5204E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,413 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961012037649I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DEPARTED RUNWAY 35 AT AUGUSTA ENROUTE TO PORTLAND. WAS IN CLIMBING LEFT TURN AT 850 FEET (500 AGL) WHEN A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE ENGINE LOST RPMS. THE PILOT PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK AS HE SNAPPED A SHARP LEFT TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT. LANDED HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE #3 CYLINDER WAS SEPARATED FROM THE CASE. ENGINE WILL BE EXAMINED BY CONTINENTAL ENGINE REPRESENTATIVE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE.

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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