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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Univar 108 · Rush City, MN · March 30, 2008

Date: March 30, 2008 · 18:58 local
Place: Rush City, MN
Airport: Rush City Regional
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N40168
Reported as: Univar 108
Reported engine: Franklin 6A4150*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total400 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N40168Registered now · Stinson 108S/N 108-98 Airframe modelStinson 108 Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) 03/30/2008 At 1858 N40168, a single engine Stinson aircraft, contacted ane fct local control freq and reported engine trouble. Aircraft landed at ros without incident. Interviews with ros airport personnel indicated that a spark plug had been ejected from one of the cylinders. Aircraft owner also confirmed that one of the engines spark plugs had detached from the cylinder. Aircraft suffered no damage and the pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 03/30/2008 AT 1858 N40168, A SINGLE ENGINE STINSON AIRCRAFT, CONTACTED ANE FCT LOCAL CONTROL FREQ AND REPORTED ENGINE TROUBLE. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT ROS WITHOUT INCIDENT. INTERVIEWS WITH ROS AIRPORT PERSONNEL INDICATED THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM ONE OF THE CYLINDERS. AIRCRAFT OWNER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT ONE OF THE ENGINES SPARK PLUGS HAD DETACHED FROM THE CYLINDER. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED NO DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.