# Incident 20010320007529I: Cessna 177, Colts Neck, NJ, March 20, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2001, 13:30 local time
- Place: Colts Neck, NJ
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2876° N, 74.1724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colts Neck, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2876&lon=-74.1724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2920X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2920X-2021-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 348 total, 188 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010320007529I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)DURING A VFR FLIGHT FROM (LDJ) LINDEN, NJ TO (N12) LAKEWOOD, NJ WHILE OVER THE COLTS VOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER, AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A PARTICALLY DEVELOPED GOLF COURSE AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. INSPECTION OF THE LYCOMING MODEL O-320-E2D ENGINE SERIAL #L-20030-27A REVEALED AN UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE OF THE #3 ENGINE CYLINDER, SPECIFICALLY CYLINDER SEPARATED AT #8 COOLING FIN (COUNTING UP FROM ENGINE BLOCK).  ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, THE #3 ENGINE CYLINDER WAS A ENGINE COMPONENTS INC (ECI) (FAA REPAIR STATION NO. AG2R689K) OVERHAUL EXCHANGE CYLINDER.  THIS CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED BY  ROBERT HAYES  OF LAKEWOOD AIRCRAFT SERVICE,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                    .  MR. MONDERINE  STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE HIS PILOT NOR HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IN HIS PESONNEL POSSESSION.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N2920X (1)

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

- [Incident 20040824020279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040824020279I), Aug 24, 2004: Cessna 177 (N2920X), Wapakoneta, OH. (-23) Pilot left linden NJ (ldj) enroute to wapokoneta oh (axv) and stated he was full of fuel (49) gallons ie visually inspected prior to departure. On…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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