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Incident

FAA incident report · Diamon DA20-A1 · Haines City, FL · May 16, 2001

Date
May 16, 2001 · 17:00 local
Place
Haines City, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N442PC
Reported as
Diamon DA20A1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total40 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On may 16, 2001 the pilot took off from the kissimmee municipal airport (ism) toward the lake wales area for an overflight, when upon returning to ism the pilot noticed the engine oil pressure gauge indicating low oil pressure. While losing altitude, the pilot applied full throttle which resulted in engine shudder and heavy blue smoke coming from the engine. The pilot declared an emergency and landed the aircraft in a field near Haines City. The airfram sustained no damage. On may 18, 2001, inspectors from this office inspected the exterior of the engine which revealed a portion of the #3 cylinder connecting rod had protruded through the engine casing. To this date, a site for a tear down inspection has not been determined. Pilot's statement and photos attached. On June 18, 2001, an engine teardown inspection was performed at the orlando flight training maintenance hangar. Engine teardown report attached.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 16, 2001 THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM THE KISSIMMEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ISM) TOWARD THE LAKE WALES AREA FOR AN OVERFLIGHT, WHEN UPON RETURNING TO ISM THE PILOT NOTICED THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE INDICATING LOW OIL PRESSURE. WHILE LOSING ALTITUDE, THE PILOT APPLIED FULL THROTTLE WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE SHUDDER AND HEAVY BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD NEAR HAINES CITY. THE AIRFRAM SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. ON MAY 18, 2001, INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE INSPECTED THE EXTERIOR OF THE ENGINE WHICH REVEALED A PORTION OF THE #3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD HAD PROTRUDED THROUGH THE ENGINE CASING. TO THIS DATE, A SITE FOR A TEAR DOWN INSPECTION HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PILOT'S STATEMENT AND PHOTOS ATTACHED. ON JUNE 18, 2001, AN ENGINE TEARDOWN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AT THE ORLANDO FLIGHT TRAINING MAINTENANCE HANGAR. ENGINE TEARDOWN REPORT ATTACHED.