# Incident 19981127042059I: Cessna 172N, Everett, WA, November 27, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1998, 10:10 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9790° N, 122.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everett, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9790&lon=-122.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5512E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5512E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-H2AD (registry code 42131, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-h2ad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981127042059I

## Narrative

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

(-5)DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR DROPPED TO ZERO. SHORTLY AFTER, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A SUBSTANTIAL POWER LOSS.  A SUCCESSFUL OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS MADE ON JETTY ISLAND, WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.  DURING POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE OIL SCAVENGE SCREEN WAS FOUND CLOGGED WITH PAPER TOWEL MATERIAL.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF PAPER TOWEL MATERIAL WERE OBSERVED IN THE OIL AS IT WAS DRAINED FROM THE OIL SUMP.  MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL VERIFIED THAT AD 98-02-08 HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH 0.4 FLIGHT HOURS PREVIOUS, AT WHICH TIME TWO PAPER TOWELS HAD BEEN LEFT INSIDE THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT.

## Other reports on N5512E (2)

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

- [Incident 20160209000709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160209000709I), Feb 9, 2016: Cessna 172N (N5512E), Everett, WA, No damage. Nose landing gear tire deflated after landing.
- [Incident 19861012085369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861012085369I), Oct 12, 1986: Cessna 172N (N5512E), Everett, WA, Minor damage. During taxi attempt after taxi light went out pilot went into a ditch. Damage to the propeller blades.

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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