# Incident 20011230035489I: Cessna 340CESSNA, Pittsburgh, PA, December 30, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2001, 20:40 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGAMJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011230035489I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12-30-01 AT 20:40E CESSNA CE-340 CANADA REGISTRATION CGAMJ ENROUTE FROM CHARLOTTE NC TO TORONTO CANADA DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PITTSBURGH AIRPORT, LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE OWNER/PILOT MR. MICHAEL WILKINGS CANADIAN PILOT LICENSED #YZP280678 STATED THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING IS COVERED WITH OIL. MR. WILKINGS CONTRACTED WITH A LOCAL MECHANIC TO EVALUATE THE ENGINE AFTER THE HOLIDAYS. 01/14/01 MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THAT THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER HEAD SEPARTED FROM THE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, FUEL INJECTOR LINE, AND SOME COOLING BAFFLE WERE DAMAGED. THE PARTS WERE ORDERED AND THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE RETURNED AT A LATER DATE. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

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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