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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150 · Wilsonville, OR · February 5, 2009

Date: February 5, 2009 · 10:50 local
Place: Wilsonville, OR
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6417T
Reported as: Cessna 150
Reported engine: Continental O200*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N6417TRegistered now · Cessna 150S/N 17817 Airframe modelCessna 150 Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During cruise pilot felt and heard explosion from engine. Pilot made immediate emergency landing in open field. No injuries or airframe damage was reported. Investigation revealed approximate 4 inch by 6 inch hole in top of engine case with lower half of #2 cylinder connecting rod assembly broken off and piston disentegrated into numerous pieces. Upper half of connecting rod was still in #2 cyclinder with partial piston. The main engine bearings had recently been replaced one flight hour prior to incident. Exact component that failed is unknown at this time.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE PILOT FELT AND HEARD EXPLOSION FROM ENGINE. PILOT MADE IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY LANDING IN OPEN FIELD. NO INJURIES OR AIRFRAME DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED APPROXIMATE 4 INCH BY 6 INCH HOLE IN TOP OF ENGINE CASE WITH LOWER HALF OF #2 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD ASSEMBLY BROKEN OFF AND PISTON DISENTEGRATED INTO NUMEROUS PIECES. UPPER HALF OF CONNECTING ROD WAS STILL IN #2 CYCLINDER WITH PARTIAL PISTON. THE MAIN ENGINE BEARINGS HAD RECENTLY BEEN REPLACED ONE FLIGHT HOUR PRIOR TO INCIDENT. EXACT COMPONENT THAT FAILED IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

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