# Incident 19980305013939I: Amtr KISTR1, Plainfield, IL, March 5, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1998, 12:10 local time
- Place: Plainfield, IL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6294° N, 88.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6294&lon=-88.2456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66SK-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Seno Louis C SR KIS (registry code 056201W, https://openairdocs.org/model/seno-louis-c-sr-kis) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KISTR1
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,455 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980305013939I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO A LOCAL VFR, SINGLE PILOT FLIGHT, ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT COULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT AND MADE A FORCED LANDING INTO A PLOWED FARM FIELD. NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED AND THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARTIALLY DISMANTLED AND TAKEN TO LOUIS AIRPORT (LOT), ROMEOVILLE, IL THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE ENGINE, LYCOMING 0-235-01, S/N L8585-15, UNDERWENT A TEARDOWN PRELIMINARY INSPECTION FOR HIDDEN DAMAGE. DEEP SCORING WAS FOUND IN THE OIL PUMP GEAR HOUSING. ALUMINUM AND PISTON RING PIECES WERE FOUND IN THE SUMP. A 2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN CASE HALF BY THE SUMP AREA. #4 PISTON WAS NOT FOUND IN #4 CYLINDER DUE TO DISINTEGRATION OF #4 PISTON. THREE LIFTERS HAVE MISSING PIECES. THE CAM SHAFT HAS IMPACT DAMAGE ON ALL LOBES. ALL RODS HAVE IMPACT DAMAGE. ALL BEARINGS RODS AND CASE HAVE SCORING. #3 AND #4 CYLINDERS HAD TO BE BEATEN OFF OF THE CASE DUE TO DAMAGE THE ENGINE SUSTAINED DURING FAILURE. BOTH CASE HALVES OF ENGINE HAVE CONSIDERABLE IMPACT DAMAGE. #4 CYLINDERS IS UNSERVICEABLE.

## Other reports on N66SK (1)

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

- [Accident 20180429004339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180429004339A), Apr 29, 2018: Seno Louis C Sr KIS (N66SK), Eagle Lake, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot reported as he lifted off from Eagle Lake, TX airport runway 17 he lost control (due to a gust of wind) and veered off the runway to the right side where…

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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