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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna R172K · Lebanon, MO · February 23, 1997

Date: February 23, 1997 · 20:30 local
Place: Lebanon, MO
Airport: Floyd W Jones Lebanon Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N736JV
Reported as: Cessna R172K
Reported engine: Continental IO360K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total30 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N736JVRegistered now · Cessna R172KS/N R1722572 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna R172K Engine modelContinental IO-360 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: pilot reports conducting a VFR flight from jesse viertel memorial airport (ver), boonville, Missouri to baxter county regional airport (bpk), mountain home, Arkansas. While in level flight at 6,500 ft. MSL approximately 15 miles north of Lebanon, Missouri, he noted decreasing oil pressure followed shortly thereafter by a "bang", engine vibration and power loss. Pilot could see the lights of the Floyd w. Jones airport at Lebanon, and initially planned a forced landing for the airport. When it became apparent that his altitude was insufficient to reach the airport, he made a successful forced landing on interstate highway 44 near the airport. There was no damage to the airplane or persons or property on the ground. Subsequent disassembly of the engine revealed a broken crankshaft. An m or d report will be filed. This incident is closed. Mci-fsdo incident no. CE97IGA0043.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTS CONDUCTING A VFR FLIGHT FROM JESSE VIERTEL MEMORIAL AIRPORT (VER), BOONVILLE, MISSOURI TO BAXTER COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (BPK), MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS. WHILE IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 6,500 FT. MSL APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES NORTH OF LEBANON, MISSOURI, HE NOTED DECREASING OIL PRESSURE FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY A "BANG", ENGINE VIBRATION AND POWER LOSS. PILOT COULD SEE THE LIGHTS OF THE FLOYD W. JONES AIRPORT AT LEBANON, AND INITIALLY PLANNED A FORCED LANDING FOR THE AIRPORT. WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT HIS ALTITUDE WAS INSUFFICIENT TO REACH THE AIRPORT, HE MADE A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 44 NEAR THE AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE OR PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND. SUBSEQUENT DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A BROKEN CRANKSHAFT. AN M OR D REPORT WILL BE FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. MCI-FSDO INCIDENT NO. CE97IGA0043.