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FAA incident report · Cessna U206F · Lancaster, PA · January 24, 1997

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Date
January 24, 1997 · 11:15 local
Place
Lancaster, PA
Airport
Lancaster
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
PTLMT
Reported as
Cessna U206F
Reported engine
Continental IO520F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total100 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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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 departed baltimore, Washington int'l airport on a VFR cross-country flight to binghampton, new york and was climbing thru 5500' MSL, about 10 minutes after take-off when the engine became rough. ATC was contacted and the brazilian registered Cessna U206F received vectors to land at Lancaster, Pennsylvania (lna). An emergency was declared and an uneventful landing was made on runway 8. Maintenance personnel at Lancaster discovered the right magneto had failed internally. Disassembly of the magneto revealed all the teeth were broken off the distributor gear (bendix p/n 10-349237) which has discolored from age and heat. Maintenance records revealed the magneto was overhauled 43 hours prior by aerosinos manutencao de aeronaves ltda. In sao leopoldo, rs, brazil. The pilot retained the damaged magneto to obtain warrenty. This report is submitted to inform brazilian civil aviation authorities a follow-up inspection is indicated. Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BALTIMORE, WASHINGTON INT'L AIRPORT ON A VFR CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO BINGHAMPTON, NEW YORK AND WAS CLIMBING THRU 5500' MSL, ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKE-OFF WHEN THE ENGINE BECAME ROUGH. ATC WAS CONTACTED AND THE BRAZILIAN REGISTERED CESSNA U206F RECEIVED VECTORS TO LAND AT LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA (LNA). AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 8. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT LANCASTER DISCOVERED THE RIGHT MAGNETO HAD FAILED INTERNALLY. DISASSEMBLY OF THE MAGNETO REVEALED ALL THE TEETH WERE BROKEN OFF THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR (BENDIX P/N 10-349237) WHICH HAS DISCOLORED FROM AGE AND HEAT. MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED THE MAGNETO WAS OVERHAULED 43 HOURS PRIOR BY AEROSINOS MANUTENCAO DE AERONAVES LTDA. IN SAO LEOPOLDO, RS, BRAZIL. THE PILOT RETAINED THE DAMAGED MAGNETO TO OBTAIN WARRENTY. THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO INFORM BRAZILIAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES A FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION IS INDICATED. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.