# Incident 19970915035629I: Cessna U206B, Grantsville, MD, September 15, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1997, 09:01 local time
- Place: Grantsville, MD
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6969° N, 79.1528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grantsville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6969&lon=-79.1528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3435L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3435L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206B (registry code 2073322, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520E
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,328 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970915035629I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM MWG TO APG. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH IHD-R CONTROLLER, DUE TO VIBRATION AND CONTROL PROBLEMS. AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LANDED AT CBE WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE FOUND NO. 5 CYLINDER BARREL CRACKED WHICH CAUSED SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION INFLIGHT. NO. 5 CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. FAA FORM 8010-4 FILED BY CRSLJQR100G.

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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