# Incident 20020418019699I: Cessna 172RG, Osteen, FL, April 18, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2002, 13:50 local time
- Place: Osteen, FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8461° N, 81.1626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osteen, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8461&lon=-81.1626&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6344V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6344V-2009-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 816 total, 99 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020418019699I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO BOTH PILOTS, ONE QUART OF OIL WAS ADDED PRIOR TO FLIGHT. AFTER THE PILOT TOOK OFF AND LEVELED OFF AT 2500' FEET HE STATED THAT HE HEARD A NOISE LIKE A RPM FLUCUATION FOLLOWED BY A DROP IN RPM, OIL SPRAYING ON THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD, AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH SANFORD TOWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE SANFORD AIRPORT. ENROUTE TO SANFORD AIRPORT THE ENGINE LOST ALL OIL PRESSURE AND FAILED. THE PILOT FOUND A FIELD IN WHICH TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND MADE A SAFE LANDING IN SAID FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N6344V (5)

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

- [Incident 20000306033529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000306033529I), Mar 6, 2000: Cessna 172RG (N6344V), Titusville, FL, Minor damage. (-23)On Sunday 6 March 2000, at 1315 EST, [privacy data omitted] was giving dual flight instruction to [privacy data omitted] at the Titusville Space coast…
- [Incident 19940325006669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940325006669I), Mar 25, 1994: Cessna 172RG (N6344V), Portland, ME, Minor damage. Pilot landed with gear in retractd position.
- [Incident 19911224060679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911224060679I), Dec 24, 1991: Cessna 172RG (N6344V), Portland, ME, Minor damage. Pilot experienced gust on short final. Overcontrolled and aircraft hit runway light. Propeller damaged.
- [Incident 19910902061379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910902061379I), Sep 2, 1991: Cessna 172RG (N6344V), Marthas Vineyar, MA, Minor damage. Nose and left main gear collapsed on landing rollout. Probable cause was selecting gear too late in landing mode.
- [Incident 19890417017119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890417017119I), Apr 17, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N6344V), Portland, ME, Minor damage. Experienced bird strike en route. Damage to windshield and wing. Returned and landed safely.

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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