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FAA incident report · Cessna 170A · Blue Hill, ME · May 1, 2007

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Date
May 1, 2007 · 15:00 local
Place
Blue Hill, ME
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5407C
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Reported engine
Continental O300A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total175 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N5407CRegistration cancelled Jan 24, 2018 · Cessna 170AS/N 19441 · Built 1950Airframe modelCessna 170AEngine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) This office notified by new england area operations center that: "N5407C, C170A, made an emergency landing due to engine failure at Blue Hill airport, Maine at 1500 EDT, 5/1/07. Landing was without incident." Pilot also contacted this office on his own. This inspector spoke with pilot, and was informed that five minutes after takeoff from Blue Hill airport, the pilot noticed oil temperature was a little higher than usual. Pilot stated that he heard a tapping sound, then turned around to go back to Blue Hill. Shortly afterwards, pilot heard a thump, then the engine oil coated the aircraft windshield. Pilot backed off throttle, coasted aircraft back into Blue Hill without incident. Upon landing it was discovered that number six connecting rod came out through top of case. Pilot stated aircraft engine oil quantity was six quarts during preflight. This inspector spoke with aircraft maintenance technician that maintains this aircraft in trenton, Maine and was informed that aircraft is kept in an above average condition and that recent inspections have all been completed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS OFFICE NOTIFIED BY NEW ENGLAND AREA OPERATIONS CENTER THAT: "N5407C, C170A, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE AT BLUE HILL AIRPORT, MAINE AT 1500 EDT, 5/1/07. LANDING WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT." PILOT ALSO CONTACTED THIS OFFICE ON HIS OWN. THIS INSPECTOR SPOKE WITH PILOT, AND WAS INFORMED THAT FIVE MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BLUE HILL AIRPORT, THE PILOT NOTICED OIL TEMPERATURE WAS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN USUAL. PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD A TAPPING SOUND, THEN TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK TO BLUE HILL. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, PILOT HEARD A THUMP, THEN THE ENGINE OIL COATED THE AIRCRAFT WINDSHIELD. PILOT BACKED OFF THROTTLE, COASTED AIRCRAFT BACK INTO BLUE HILL WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON LANDING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT NUMBER SIX CONNECTING ROD CAME OUT THROUGH TOP OF CASE. PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY WAS SIX QUARTS DURING PREFLIGHT. THIS INSPECTOR SPOKE WITH AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN THAT MAINTAINS THIS AIRCRAFT IN TRENTON, MAINE AND WAS INFORMED THAT AIRCRAFT IS KEPT IN AN ABOVE AVERAGE CONDITION AND THAT RECENT INSPECTIONS HAVE ALL BEEN COMPLETED.

Other reports on N5407C · 1

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

Accident 20080106011009ALevel Off Touchdown · Ellsworth, ME(-23) Airman failed to obtain information relating to landing area conditions and weather at destination. Airman did not contact airfield owner or other competent source to determine field conditions. Failed to properly assess runway surface conditions upon…Jan 6, 2008 · Substantial damage