What happened
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(-23) On may 13, 2008, about 07:55 eastern daylight time, a Schweizer aircraft, Grumman G-164A, N48399, piloted by a commercial pilot, made a emergency landing following an in-flight loss of engine power near Millville, new jersey. The aerial application flight was operating under 14 CFR part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot reported no injuries. The local flight departed from vineland-downstown airport (28N), near vineland, new jersey, about 07:30 eastern daylight time, and was maneuvering after the last application pass when the flight sustained the loss of engine power. The pilot landed in a field approximatley 3/4 mile from the approach end of Millville airport (miv) runway 10. A post incident inspection revealed the number 8 engine cylinder had failed. The cylinder cracked at the upper oil drain fitting on the exhaust rocker housing and extending to the lower oil drain fitting. Engine maintenance records noted that the engine was overhauled in March of 2004. The engine had accumulated approximately 8,115 hours total time and 357 hours since overhaul. The engine overhaul was accomplished by aero engines inc., a 14 CFR part 145 repair station, certificate number VL2R244L. A review of aero engines work order number 40583 indicated that airworthiness directive (AD) 99-11-02 was complied with by fluorescent penetrant inspection. The last repetitive visual inspection require dby AD 99-11-02 was accomplished at the annual inspection on February 7, 2008, approximately 22 hours ago. Investigation was concluded and a malfunction and defect report was submitted on may 15, 2008. Additionally, this office submitted a safety recommendation to add additional inspection for cracks around the exhaust port and valve housing area by to revising prat and whitney service bulleting nr 1787, dated September 7, 1983, and amending AD 99-11-02.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 13, 2008, ABOUT 07:55 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT, GRUMMAN G-164A, N48399, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, MADE A EMERGENCY LANDING FOLLOWING AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM VINELAND-DOWNSTOWN AIRPORT (28N), NEAR VINELAND, NEW JERSEY, ABOUT 07:30 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AND WAS MANEUVERING AFTER THE LAST APPLICATION PASS WHEN THE FLIGHT SUSTAINED THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATLEY 3/4 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF MILLVILLE AIRPORT (MIV) RUNWAY 10. A POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE NUMBER 8 ENGINE CYLINDER HAD FAILED. THE CYLINDER CRACKED AT THE UPPER OIL DRAIN FITTING ON THE EXHAUST ROCKER HOUSING AND EXTENDING TO THE LOWER OIL DRAIN FITTING. ENGINE MAINTENANCE RECORDS NOTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED IN MARCH OF 2004. THE ENGINE HAD ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATELY 8,115 HOURS TOTAL TIME AND 357 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. THE ENGINE OVERHAUL WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY AERO ENGINES INC., A 14 CFR PART 145 REPAIR STATION, CERTIFICATE NUMBER VL2R244L. A REVIEW OF AERO ENGINES WORK ORDER NUMBER 40583 INDICATED THAT AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE (AD) 99-11-02 WAS COMPLIED WITH BY FLUORESCENT PENETRANT INSPECTION. THE LAST REPETITIVE VISUAL INSPECTION REQUIRE DBY AD 99-11-02 WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT THE ANNUAL INSPECTION ON FEBRUARY 7, 2008, APPROXIMATELY 22 HOURS AGO. INVESTIGATION WAS CONCLUDED AND A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED ON MAY 15, 2008. ADDITIONALLY, THIS OFFICE SUBMITTED A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION TO ADD ADDITIONAL INSPECTION FOR CRACKS AROUND THE EXHAUST PORT AND VALVE HOUSING AREA BY TO REVISING PRAT AND WHITNEY SERVICE BULLETING NR 1787, DATED SEPTEMBER 7, 1983, AND AMENDING AD 99-11-02.
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