19991127035159I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172 · Wellsville, NY · November 27, 1999

Date
November 27, 1999 · 07:55 local
Place
Wellsville, NY
Airport
Wellsville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4014F
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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.

(-23) On 11/27/99 at 0755 EST, a CE-172, N4014F, registered to gary l. bastian, landed uneventfully at tarantine field, Wellsville, NY after experiencing engine problems. Following a climb through 1500 feet, Mr. Bastian heard a loud band, and then the engine began running rough. After performing the emergency procedures, he returned to Wellsville and contacted the buffalo fss to cancel his flight plan, final destination was dayton, Tennessee (2AO). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft engine sustained major damage, however there was no injury to the pilot. The aircraft was brought into the Wellsville flying service repair station where maintenance found two engine cylinders with cracked and broken bosses. A suspected unapproved parts investigation has been opened. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 11/27/99 AT 0755 EST, A CE-172, N4014F, REGISTERED TO GARY L. BASTIAN, LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT TARANTINE FIELD, WELLSVILLE, NY AFTER EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS. FOLLOWING A CLIMB THROUGH 1500 FEET, MR. BASTIAN HEARD A LOUD BAND, AND THEN THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. AFTER PERFORMING THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, HE RETURNED TO WELLSVILLE AND CONTACTED THE BUFFALO FSS TO CANCEL HIS FLIGHT PLAN, FINAL DESTINATION WAS DAYTON, TENNESSEE (2AO). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE WELLSVILLE FLYING SERVICE REPAIR STATION WHERE MAINTENANCE FOUND TWO ENGINE CYLINDERS WITH CRACKED AND BROKEN BOSSES. A SUSPECTED UNAPPROVED PARTS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN OPENED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.