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FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Benbrook, TX · July 11, 2007

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Date
July 11, 2007
Place
Benbrook, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
K9YS
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N5195E
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
48 total48 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days
N5195ERegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17271764 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 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) Student pilot departed ksep at approx. 10:00 am, enroute to kgky. At approx. 1 NM northwest of kgdj pilot noticed smoke in cockpit, and soon afterward noticed engine vibrating and loss of power with smoke coming out of engine cowling. Student pilot then found a field to make an emergency landing. Upon landing and coming to a stop, the student pilot opened the engine cowling and noticed oil covering engine and engine oil stick missing. Student states that he may have forgotten to reinstall oil dip stick at kgky.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED KSEP AT APPROX. 10:00 AM, ENROUTE TO KGKY. AT APPROX. 1 NM NORTHWEST OF KGDJ PILOT NOTICED SMOKE IN COCKPIT, AND SOON AFTERWARD NOTICED ENGINE VIBRATING AND LOSS OF POWER WITH SMOKE COMING OUT OF ENGINE COWLING. STUDENT PILOT THEN FOUND A FIELD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. UPON LANDING AND COMING TO A STOP, THE STUDENT PILOT OPENED THE ENGINE COWLING AND NOTICED OIL COVERING ENGINE AND ENGINE OIL STICK MISSING. STUDENT STATES THAT HE MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN TO REINSTALL OIL DIP STICK AT KGKY.