# Incident 20030718020939I: Cessna 305A, Waillua, HI, July 18, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2003, 12:35 local time
- Place: Waillua, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5280G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5280G-2018-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030718020939I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE CRANK CASE CRACKED AT THE #3 ENGINE CYLINDER AREA AND BLEW OUT. AIRPLANE WAS ABLE TO LAND ON A CANE FIELD WITHOUT DAMAGE. AIRPLANE ENGINE HAD RECENTLY BEEN REPAIRED BY AN A/P MECHANIC. DAMAGE INDICATES POSSIBLE IMPROPER TORQUE PROCEDURES.

## Other reports on N5280G (1)

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

- [Incident 19920518027139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920518027139I), May 18, 1992: Cessna 305A (N5280G), Mokuleia, HI, Minor damage. Pilot experienced a down draft on landing flare. Made a hard landing.

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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