What happened
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On January 13, 2000, at 1805 hours EST,a Cessna model 177RG, N34014, registered to cardinal flight, inc., made an emergency landing at the Sarasota-Bradenton (sqr) airport. Weather was not a factor. The aricraft sustained minor damage and the private pilot was not injuried. The flight originated as srq on January 13, 2000, 1800 hours EST. The aircraft engine experienced a drop in oil pressure and subsequent power loss approximately 5 miles out of srq in route to west palm beach, Florida. The pilot elected to return to srq and approximately 2 miles out the engine locked up. The aircraft landed short of runway 32 in the grass, damaging the left landing gear leg. Inspection of the engine revealed that 6 quarts of oil was indicated of the engine oil dipstick, but the engine could not be rotated with the propeller. Removal and inspection of the top spark plugs revealed no adverse findings. No other determinations could be made at the time of the inspection. A review of the aircraft records revealed that this engine, serial number L-13978-51A, was subject to the stress of a propeller ground strike 1622 operationg hours time prior to this incident. A tear down inspection of the engine will be reviewed when it is completed and this report will be amended of required.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 13, 2000, AT 1805 HOURS EST,A CESSNA MODEL 177RG, N34014, REGISTERED TO CARDINAL FLIGHT, INC., MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE SARASOTA-BRADENTON (SQR) AIRPORT. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE ARICRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURIED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AS SRQ ON JANUARY 13, 2000, 1800 HOURS EST. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LOSS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES OUT OF SRQ IN ROUTE TO WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO SRQ AND APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES OUT THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 32 IN THE GRASS, DAMAGING THE LEFT LANDING GEAR LEG. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT 6 QUARTS OF OIL WAS INDICATED OF THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK, BUT THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE ROTATED WITH THE PROPELLER. REMOVAL AND INSPECTION OF THE TOP SPARK PLUGS REVEALED NO ADVERSE FINDINGS. NO OTHER DETERMINATIONS COULD BE MADE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS REVEALED THAT THIS ENGINE, SERIAL NUMBER L-13978-51A, WAS SUBJECT TO THE STRESS OF A PROPELLER GROUND STRIKE 1622 OPERATIONG HOURS TIME PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. A TEAR DOWN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE WILL BE REVIEWED WHEN IT IS COMPLETED AND THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED OF REQUIRED.
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