What happened
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Pilot called memphis center and advised that he was experiencing power loss and would attempt to land in a field, radar contact and two-way radio lost shortly thereafter, 1 minor injury. (.19) on July 28, 1999, about 0610 central daylight time, a Cessna R172K, N1092V, registered to an individual, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Pontotoc, Mississippi. The private-rated pilot and two passengers reported no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed in the vicinity, and no flight plan had been filed. The personal flight was being conducted in accordance with title 14 CFR part 91. The flight was originating at the time and was en route to memphis, Tennessee. About 10 minutes after takeoff, the pilot reported that the airplane's engine lost power and the propeller stopped. The pilot elected to attempt a landing in a corn field, and at touchdown the airplane nosed over. Examination of the wreckage revealed that fuel was present in the airplane's fuel tanks. The engine will be examined at a later date after the wreckage is removed from the crash site. (.4)about 10 minutes after takeoff, the pilot reported there was a '...sudden change [in] engine RPM gage. Noticeably [SIC] loss of power.' He informed ATC of the problem and had reached an altitude of about 2,300 mean sea level. The pilot attempted a forced landing in a cornfield. Upon landing the airplane nosed over and stopped upside down. Examination of the wreckage revealed that fuel was present in the airplane's fuel tanks. Examination of the engine revealed that the oil pump drive gear was found sheared, causing oil starvation to the engine which resulted in a complete loss of power.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT CALLED MEMPHIS CENTER AND ADVISED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING POWER LOSS AND WOULD ATTEMPT TO LAND IN A FIELD, RADAR CONTACT AND TWO-WAY RADIO LOST SHORTLY THEREAFTER, 1 MINOR INJURY. (.19) ON JULY 28, 1999, ABOUT 0610 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA R172K, N1092V, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED IN THE VICINITY, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME AND WAS EN ROUTE TO MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING IN A CORN FIELD, AND AT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL TANKS. THE ENGINE WILL BE EXAMINED AT A LATER DATE AFTER THE WRECKAGE IS REMOVED FROM THE CRASH SITE. (.4)ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WAS A '...SUDDEN CHANGE [IN] ENGINE RPM GAGE. NOTICEABLY [SIC] LOSS OF POWER.' HE INFORMED ATC OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 2,300 MEAN SEA LEVEL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING IN A CORNFIELD. UPON LANDING THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND STOPPED UPSIDE DOWN. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL TANKS. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE OIL PUMP DRIVE GEAR WAS FOUND SHEARED, CAUSING OIL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE WHICH RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER.
NTSB investigation
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