What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On June 5, 1999, about 2027 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 177RG, N1982Q, registered to an individual, crashed while attempting a forced landing following loss of engine power near Timmonsville, south carolina, while on a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the private-rated pilot and one passenger received minor injuries. The flight originated from cheraw, south carolina, the same day, about 1953. The pilot stated to an FAA inspector that while in cruise flight, the engine quit. A forced landing was made on a road, at which time, the right wing contacted a tree. (.4) while in cruise flight at 4,500 feet, the engine lost partial power. About 4 minutes later the engine lost all power. About 9 minutes after initial loss of engine power, while making a forced landing, the aircraft touched down in a tobacco field, overran the field, crossed a road, and came to rest in a ditch. Postcrash examination of the engine showed the cylinders had been installed with sealing compound under the bases. The no. 2 cylinder hold down studs had lost torque and fa iled, and the cylinder had separated from the engine case. Subsequently, the no. 1 and no. 2 connecting rods broke loose from the crankshaft and the engine seized. Engine records indicated the engine had been overhauled about 12 years and 1,257 flight hours before the failure. No entries show removal and re-installation of the cylinders after the engine overhaul. The engine was last inspected 64 flight hours before the accident. (-23)the aircraft departed cheraw municipal airport, SC, enroute to charleston executive airport, SC. While enroute the aircraft experienced a loss of power and attempted to make an emergency landing on a road. The aircraft struck a tobacco field and skidded on to the road and came to rest in a drainage ditch. The aircraft sustained major damage. There was no post crash fire. The pilot and one passenger sustained minor injury. Inspection of the aircraft engine revealed a large hole in the engine crank case. The cause of the engine failure was not apparent. The engine is scheduled for tear down evaluation on 6/30/99.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JUNE 5, 1999, ABOUT 2027 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 177RG, N1982Q, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR TIMMONSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CHERAW, SOUTH CAROLINA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1953. THE PILOT STATED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE QUIT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON A ROAD, AT WHICH TIME, THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED A TREE. (.4) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 4,500 FEET, THE ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER. ABOUT 4 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. ABOUT 9 MINUTES AFTER INITIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A TOBACCO FIELD, OVERRAN THE FIELD, CROSSED A ROAD, AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED THE CYLINDERS HAD BEEN INSTALLED WITH SEALING COMPOUND UNDER THE BASES. THE NO. 2 CYLINDER HOLD DOWN STUDS HAD LOST TORQUE AND FA ILED, AND THE CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE CASE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NO. 1 AND NO. 2 CONNECTING RODS BROKE LOOSE FROM THE CRANKSHAFT AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. ENGINE RECORDS INDICATED THE ENGINE HAD BEEN OVERHAULED ABOUT 12 YEARS AND 1,257 FLIGHT HOURS BEFORE THE FAILURE. NO ENTRIES SHOW REMOVAL AND RE-INSTALLATION OF THE CYLINDERS AFTER THE ENGINE OVERHAUL. THE ENGINE WAS LAST INSPECTED 64 FLIGHT HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. (-23)THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CHERAW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SC, ENROUTE TO CHARLESTON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, SC. WHILE ENROUTE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TOBACCO FIELD AND SKIDDED ON TO THE ROAD AND CAME TO REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE REVEALED A LARGE HOLE IN THE ENGINE CRANK CASE. THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS NOT APPARENT. THE ENGINE IS SCHEDULED FOR TEAR DOWN EVALUATION ON 6/30/99.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.