# Accident 20050306004459A: Cessna 177RG, Rochester, MN, March 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2005, 13:46 local time
- Place: Rochester, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9072° N, 92.4989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9072&lon=-92.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2019Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2019Q-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 263 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050306004459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT CONDUCTED SINCE THE ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON MARCH 2, 2005. DURING THE ANNUAL INSPECTION THE #4 CYLINDER AND PROP GOVERNOR WERE REPLACED. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DESCRIBED HEARING A WHINING AND RATTLING NOISE. THE ENGINE THEN KNOCKED AND LOST POWER, THE PROP CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP, (ENGINE QUIT). THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT THE STARTER WOULD NOT TURN THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. DURING THE LANDING THE RIGHT WING HIT A TREE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION OF THE OIL DIPSTICK REVEALED NO OIL SHOWING. DURING PARTIAL ENGINE TEARDOWN IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS OIL RESIDUE AROUND THE PROP GOVERNOR LEADING DOWN THE ACCESSORY CASE. THERE WAS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OIL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE. THE ACCESSORY CASE WAS REMOVED WHICH REVEALED THE NUMBER 4 CONNECTING ROD WAS BROKEN. THE PROP GOVERNOR WAS REMOVED AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE GASKET STACK-UP DID NOT COMPLY WITH LYCOMING SI 1438. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF QUARTS OF OIL REMAINING IN THE ENGINE. THE OIL DRAIN QUICK DRAIN WAS IN PLACE AND WAS NOT LEAKING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI05LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA076), Mar 6, 2005: Cessna 177RG (N2019Q), Rochester, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to oil starvation and the subsequent failure of a connecting rod. Additional causes were the improper maintenance due to under-torqued fasteners, and inadequate airframe…

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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