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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 170B · Mesquite, NV · October 12, 2001

Date: October 12, 2001 · 12:10 local
Place: Mesquite, NV
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N2653D
Reported as: Cessna 170B
Reported engine: Continental O300A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 215 total100 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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) Aircraft took off from overton, Nevada, flying direct to st. george, Utah, at 2000 AGL when the engine fairing started to shack, then stopped, started to shake again then black smoke was coming from the engine. Shut the engine down, picked a spot to land, landed without mishap. No fire, no injuries. Only damage noted was a hole in the engine case where a connecting rod came thru. An m or d will be submitted. This closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM OVERTON, NEVADA, FLYING DIRECT TO ST. GEORGE, UTAH, AT 2000 AGL WHEN THE ENGINE FAIRING STARTED TO SHACK, THEN STOPPED, STARTED TO SHAKE AGAIN THEN BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN, PICKED A SPOT TO LAND, LANDED WITHOUT MISHAP. NO FIRE, NO INJURIES. ONLY DAMAGE NOTED WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE CASE WHERE A CONNECTING ROD CAME THRU. AN M OR D WILL BE SUBMITTED. THIS CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.