20020119006749I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Waukegan, IL · January 19, 2002

Date: January 19, 2002 · 11:09 local
Place: Waukegan, IL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N5266K
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N5266KRegistered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17274037 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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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 January 19, 2002, at 1109 CST, a Cessna 172P, N5266K, registered to stick & rudder club, inc., Waukegan, IL departed the Waukegan airport, Waukegan, IL on a part 91 flight providing flight instruction to a student. Approximately 20 minutes into the flight during cruise, the engine began to run rough. Within seconds a loud bang was heard and black smoke puffed out of the cowling. The aircraft made an emergency landing in a field approximately 10 miles from the airport of origin. The aircraft did not receive any damage. No injuries. No fire. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. Nothing follows.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 19, 2002, AT 1109 CST, A CESSNA 172P, N5266K, REGISTERED TO STICK & RUDDER CLUB, INC., WAUKEGAN, IL DEPARTED THE WAUKEGAN AIRPORT, WAUKEGAN, IL ON A PART 91 FLIGHT PROVIDING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO A STUDENT. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT DURING CRUISE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. WITHIN SECONDS A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND BLACK SMOKE PUFFED OUT OF THE COWLING. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT OF ORIGIN. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. NO FIRE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NOTHING FOLLOWS.