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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Spirit Lake, ID · September 6, 2003

Date: September 6, 2003 · 13:46 local
Place: Spirit Lake, ID
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6368R
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA03LA187
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
Reported engine: Lycoming O360F1A6
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N6368RRegistration cancelled Aug 19, 2013 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0171 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 172RG Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) The aircraft was on a dual instruction cross country at 5500 MSL from spokane felts field (sff) to sandpoint, Idaho (S86) just north of Spirit Lake, ID when the pilot and student heard a loud bang and immediately saw oil on the windscreen. They smelled smoke and shut down the engine. The flight instructor took control of the aircraft and went through emergency procedures and landed in a field. The student pilot saw a fence coming so the flight instructor pulled the aircraft into the air, caught the top wire of the fence and landed across a road in a plowed section of the pasture. Both the flight instructor and student pilot remained calm and completed this emergency landing successfully with no injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A DUAL INSTRUCTION CROSS COUNTRY AT 5500 MSL FROM SPOKANE FELTS FIELD (SFF) TO SANDPOINT, IDAHO (S86) JUST NORTH OF SPIRIT LAKE, ID WHEN THE PILOT AND STUDENT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND IMMEDIATELY SAW OIL ON THE WINDSCREEN. THEY SMELLED SMOKE AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WENT THROUGH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND LANDED IN A FIELD. THE STUDENT PILOT SAW A FENCE COMING SO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE AIR, CAUGHT THE TOP WIRE OF THE FENCE AND LANDED ACROSS A ROAD IN A PLOWED SECTION OF THE PASTURE. BOTH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT REMAINED CALM AND COMPLETED THIS EMERGENCY LANDING SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO INJURY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA03LA187Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlanchard, IDThe loss of engine oil as a result of the inadequate installation of the idler gear shaft set screw and the lack of a safety wire on the hex head (oil) plug. A contributing factor was the rough and uneven terrain.Sep 6, 2003 · Substantial damage