19990409039849I

Incident

FAA incident report · Blanca 17-30A · Tifton, GA · April 9, 1999

Date
April 9, 1999 · 10:00 local
Place
Tifton, GA
Airport
Henry Tift Myers Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4058B
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
Pilot’s flight hours
212 total120 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft N4058B made an emergency landing on Georgia highway 82 five miles east of Tifton, Georgia. Aircraft experienced engine failure. Number 2 cylinder separated from the engine case. There was no aircraft damage, fire, or civilian property damage, or persons injuried. Aircraft moved to anderson aviation, Tifton, Georgia. M or d generated on cyclinder flange nut seats. Aircraft cylinders 1 through 6 replaced in 1991. Service bulletin teledyne Continental aircraft engines SB96-12 not in effect at that time, which warned of painting flange nut seats. Aircraft was not flown amny hours a total of 420 in eight years. There was no inducation of a problem during inspection. All cylinders checked good on compression testing with no visual anomilies noted in engine log entries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N4058B MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON GEORGIA HIGHWAY 82 FIVE MILES EAST OF TIFTON, GEORGIA. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE. NUMBER 2 CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE CASE. THERE WAS NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE, FIRE, OR CIVILIAN PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR PERSONS INJURIED. AIRCRAFT MOVED TO ANDERSON AVIATION, TIFTON, GEORGIA. M OR D GENERATED ON CYCLINDER FLANGE NUT SEATS. AIRCRAFT CYLINDERS 1 THROUGH 6 REPLACED IN 1991. SERVICE BULLETIN TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT ENGINES SB96-12 NOT IN EFFECT AT THAT TIME, WHICH WARNED OF PAINTING FLANGE NUT SEATS. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT FLOWN AMNY HOURS A TOTAL OF 420 IN EIGHT YEARS. THERE WAS NO INDUCATION OF A PROBLEM DURING INSPECTION. ALL CYLINDERS CHECKED GOOD ON COMPRESSION TESTING WITH NO VISUAL ANOMILIES NOTED IN ENGINE LOG ENTRIES.

Other reports on N4058B · 1

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