What happened
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Acft crashed in a residential area. (-23) acft departed pne for a local flight, in the vicinity of Erial, NJ at 1500 feet MSL the engine started to run rought and then quit. The aircraft made an emergency landing in a field and then struck a telephone pole, with minor injuries to the pilot. The acft was demolished. Inspection of the engine at the scene desclosed a catostrapic failure of number two cylinder and attaching parts were tagged and sent to Lycoming for analysis. We will follow with an emended report when Lycoming completes their inspection. (.4) while at 1,500 feet, the engine developed a slight vibration. The pilot checked the fuel pump on, the mixture rich, and changed fuel tanks. The vibrations increased, and were accompanied by smoke. The pilot heard an explosive 'bang' and the cowling came up into his line of vision. Oil covered the pilot's side of the windscreen, and the engine was unable to maintain altitude. The airplane struck a telephone pole during the forced landing. Post flight inspection revealed a catastrophic failure of the engine's number two cylinder. Factory examination determined that the failure emanated from a rust pit on the outside of the cylinder wall. The cylinder, which was manufactured in July 1996, had 1,780 hours of service.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. (-23) ACFT DEPARTED PNE FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT, IN THE VICINITY OF ERIAL, NJ AT 1500 FEET MSL THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGHT AND THEN QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD AND THEN STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE, WITH MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE ACFT WAS DEMOLISHED. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AT THE SCENE DESCLOSED A CATOSTRAPIC FAILURE OF NUMBER TWO CYLINDER AND ATTACHING PARTS WERE TAGGED AND SENT TO LYCOMING FOR ANALYSIS. WE WILL FOLLOW WITH AN EMENDED REPORT WHEN LYCOMING COMPLETES THEIR INSPECTION. (.4) WHILE AT 1,500 FEET, THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A SLIGHT VIBRATION. THE PILOT CHECKED THE FUEL PUMP ON, THE MIXTURE RICH, AND CHANGED FUEL TANKS. THE VIBRATIONS INCREASED, AND WERE ACCOMPANIED BY SMOKE. THE PILOT HEARD AN EXPLOSIVE 'BANG' AND THE COWLING CAME UP INTO HIS LINE OF VISION. OIL COVERED THE PILOT'S SIDE OF THE WINDSCREEN, AND THE ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE DURING THE FORCED LANDING. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ENGINE'S NUMBER TWO CYLINDER. FACTORY EXAMINATION DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE EMANATED FROM A RUST PIT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CYLINDER WALL. THE CYLINDER, WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED IN JULY 1996, HAD 1,780 HOURS OF SERVICE.
NTSB investigation
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