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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr COZY MK IV · Janesville, WI · May 24, 2008

Date
May 24, 2008 · 16:30 local
Place
Janesville, WI
Airport
Southern Wisconsin Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N494CZ
Reported as
Amtr Cozymkiv
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total619 in this make and model8 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) On takeoff, an engine cooling air duct collapsed, causing cylinders to overheat. Pilot declared an emergency, shut down engine and returned to land. Aircraft hit hard enough to break nose gear off and spring the main gear. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON TAKEOFF, AN ENGINE COOLING AIR DUCT COLLAPSED, CAUSING CYLINDERS TO OVERHEAT. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND RETURNED TO LAND. AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ENOUGH TO BREAK NOSE GEAR OFF AND SPRING THE MAIN GEAR. NO INJURIES.