# Incident 20040815020699I: Dhavxx DH82AWILLIAM, Columbus, IN, August 15, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2004, 10:30 local time
- Place: Columbus, IN
- Airport: Columbus Municipal
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2619° N, 85.8963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBUS MUNI (BAK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2619&lon=-85.8963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7110S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7110S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAVXX DH82AWILLIAM
- Reported engine: DHAVXX GIPSYMAJOR1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040815020699I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 08/15/04, WHILE TAKING OFF FROM COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BAK) ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH TWO OCCUPANTS (PILOT AND PAX), THE TIGERMOTH DH-82 REGISTRATION NUMBER N7110S AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ROUGH ENGINE CONDITIONS. THE PILOT CALLED ATC AND GOT PERMISSION TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14. DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT THE ENGINE POWER WAS LOST AND THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIENT ON A ROAD NEXT TO THE AIRPORT. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE HANGAR. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE #3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD FAILED AND BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE CASE CONSEQUENTLY LOSING ENGINE OIL.

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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