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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Casper, WY · February 22, 2004

Date: February 22, 2004 · 18:13 local
Place: Casper, WY
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: BIGA
Aircraft: N114BH
Reported as: Cessna 340A
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520NB
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N114BHRegistration cancelled Mar 4, 2023 · Cessna 340AS/N 340A1230 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 340A Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During climb out, the pilot noticed the right engine oil pressure gage indicating a significant increase in pressure. When the right engine started to run rough the engine was secured and the propeller was feathered as a precaution. The aircraft returned to the airport of departure and landed without further problems. After the right cowling was removed to investigate the rough running engine, it was found that the engine had blown the number 4 cylinder off of the crankcase, allowing the piston to cock in the cylinder barrel and throwing the number 4 rod, damaging the crankcase. The engine cannot be rotated by hand.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAGE INDICATING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN PRESSURE. WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH THE ENGINE WAS SECURED AND THE PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED AS A PRECAUTION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. AFTER THE RIGHT COWLING WAS REMOVED TO INVESTIGATE THE ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER OFF OF THE CRANKCASE, ALLOWING THE PISTON TO COCK IN THE CYLINDER BARREL AND THROWING THE NUMBER 4 ROD, DAMAGING THE CRANKCASE. THE ENGINE CANNOT BE ROTATED BY HAND.

Other reports on N114BH · 2

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

Incident 20200819012879ILanding: Touchdown · Winnemucca, NVDuring cruise flight the right engine failed so the pilot elected to land at wmc. During approach to landing the pilot elected to go around. Pilot stated the aircraft would not climb or accelerate so he elected to land on the runway with the gear retracted.Aug 19, 2020 · Minor damage Incident 20170320009529ITakeoff: Climb Out · Boise, IDATC reported: Aircraft 35 e of the boi VOR (43.34.86N,-115.52.89W) climbing thru 14800 when they declared an emergency for a lost prop. The aircraft returned to land at boi with 1 person on board. Pilot statement: I took off on a pop up charter to kapa…Mar 20, 2017 · Minor damage