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FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Denver, CO · May 11, 2004

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Date
May 11, 2004 · 12:25 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Jeffco Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4978G
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N4978GRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17273525 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was being vectored to a practice ILS approach to runway 29R at jefferson county airport. Once the aircraft had been cleared for approach, the pilot reported a knocking noise in the engine and the loss of oil pressure. The aircraft landed in a field 5 miles east of the airport. The aircraft made a good landing with no injuries and no damage to the aircraft. A crew from mountain aviation at jefferson county airport removed the wings from the aircraft and transported the aircraft on a trailer to jefferson county airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS BEING VECTORED TO A PRACTICE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29R AT JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR APPROACH, THE PILOT REPORTED A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND THE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD 5 MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A GOOD LANDING WITH NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. A CREW FROM MOUNTAIN AVIATION AT JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT REMOVED THE WINGS FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND TRANSPORTED THE AIRCRAFT ON A TRAILER TO JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT.

Other reports on N4978G · 1

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

Incident 19890624038119IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Fairmount, KSPilot flying in intense turbulence hail and lightning was unable to maintain altitude. Forced landing in a field.Jun 24, 1989 · Minor damage