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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Niagara Falls, NY · March 28, 1997

Date: March 28, 1997 · 13:55 local
Place: Niagara Falls, NY
Airport: Niagara Falls International
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8898U
Reported as: Cessna 150M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,150 total

N8898URegistration cancelled May 24, 2012 · Cessna 150MS/N 15078019 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 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: on Friday, March 28, 1997, at 1:55 EST, a Cessna 150, N8898U, on an instructional flight, experienced smoke in the cockpit. The instructor took charge of the controls and turned the aircraft back to (iag) about 6 miles and 1800 feet. He vented the cockpit by opening the window and notified iag tower. At 2 miles out, he heard a loud noise and the engine got very rough and oil was noted streaking back on the cowl. The oil pressure dropped when they had the field in sight. He landed on runway 24 without further incident and shut down the engine. The aircraft was towed to Niagara aviation's hangar. Maintenance found the #3 cylinder had broken off about 1" above the mounting flange. The engine only had 144 hours since overhaul. M or d report will follow. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1997, AT 1:55 EST, A CESSNA 150, N8898U, ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CHARGE OF THE CONTROLS AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO (IAG) ABOUT 6 MILES AND 1800 FEET. HE VENTED THE COCKPIT BY OPENING THE WINDOW AND NOTIFIED IAG TOWER. AT 2 MILES OUT, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE ENGINE GOT VERY ROUGH AND OIL WAS NOTED STREAKING BACK ON THE COWL. THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED WHEN THEY HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT. HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 24 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO NIAGARA AVIATION'S HANGAR. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE #3 CYLINDER HAD BROKEN OFF ABOUT 1" ABOVE THE MOUNTING FLANGE. THE ENGINE ONLY HAD 144 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. M OR D REPORT WILL FOLLOW. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N8898U · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20040202002259ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Endicott, NY(-23) On February 2, 2004, at 1145 EST, a Cessna 150, N8898U, registered to sky way airplane services, impacted the runway at tri Cities airport (czg), tri-Cities new york, while attempting a soft field takeoff, in preparation for a private pilot flight test.…Feb 2, 2004 · Minor damage