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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna STC170 · Koyuk, AK · February 15, 1997

Date: February 15, 1997 · 14:00 local
Place: Koyuk, AK
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N3464C
Reported as: Cessna STC170
Reported engine: Franklin 6A350*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,500 total3,500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N3464CRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 26507 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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: pilot reported he and his passengr were reindeer spotting north of Koyuk, AK, on 2/15/97 when his engine started running rough. He landed his ski equipped aircraft on the frozen kiwalik river aprox. 34 miles n.w. of Koyuk. There was no damage or injuries. On final approach to landing oil was noted coming from the engine and spraying onto the windshield. After landing Mr. Olson who is also a certificated A&P mechanic with I.a. rating inspected the engine.(cert.#574229910) he found the top of the engine coated with oil but could not identify the source. Another engine was brought in and the old one replaced. No further problem following the engine change.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED HE AND HIS PASSENGR WERE REINDEER SPOTTING NORTH OF KOYUK, AK, ON 2/15/97 WHEN HIS ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. HE LANDED HIS SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON THE FROZEN KIWALIK RIVER APROX. 34 MILES N.W. OF KOYUK. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. ON FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING OIL WAS NOTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND SPRAYING ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER LANDING MR. OLSON WHO IS ALSO A CERTIFICATED A&P MECHANIC WITH I.A. RATING INSPECTED THE ENGINE.(CERT.#574229910) HE FOUND THE TOP OF THE ENGINE COATED WITH OIL BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE SOURCE. ANOTHER ENGINE WAS BROUGHT IN AND THE OLD ONE REPLACED. NO FURTHER PROBLEM FOLLOWING THE ENGINE CHANGE.