31.3094° N, 86.4780° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Andalusia, AL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 11, 2005 · 09:05 local
Place
Andalusia, AL
Airport
Andalusia Opp Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4080G
Reported as
Cessna 340A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,900 total1,500 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
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) While cruising at FL190, right engine started vibrating, followed by loud bang. Pilot feathered prop and landed at Andalusia, Alabama (79J) with no damage or injuries. Maintenance personnel determined that head separated on #6 cylinder.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE CRUISING AT FL190, RIGHT ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING, FOLLOWED BY LOUD BANG. PILOT FEATHERED PROP AND LANDED AT ANDALUSIA, ALABAMA (79J) WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THAT HEAD SEPARATED ON #6 CYLINDER.