20020921032509I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amrgen AA5B · Bellfonte, PA · September 21, 2002

Date: September 21, 2002 · 16:05 local
Place: Bellfonte, PA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N28665
Reported as: Amrgen AA5B
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total800 in this make and model55 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) N28665 departed unv on an IFR flight plan with a destination of thv. Approximately 15 minutes after takeoff, the pilot stated that the engine was running rough. The engine roughness increased and then #3 cylinder blew off the engine. The pilot declared an emergency to new york center and was in the process of being vectored back to unv when the engine lost oil pressure. The pilot knew that he could not get back to unv and elected to land on interstate 99, a closed highway. There was no damage to the aircraft from the forced landing and there were no injuries to the pilot nor passengers. Submission of a malfunction defect report will close this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N28665 DEPARTED UNV ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH A DESTINATION OF THV. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THE ENGINE ROUGHNESS INCREASED AND THEN #3 CYLINDER BLEW OFF THE ENGINE. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO NEW YORK CENTER AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING VECTORED BACK TO UNV WHEN THE ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE. THE PILOT KNEW THAT HE COULD NOT GET BACK TO UNV AND ELECTED TO LAND ON INTERSTATE 99, A CLOSED HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE FORCED LANDING AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT NOR PASSENGERS. SUBMISSION OF A MALFUNCTION DEFECT REPORT WILL CLOSE THIS REPORT.