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FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Rockaway, NJ · August 25, 2009

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Date
August 25, 2009 · 12:00 local
Place
Rockaway, NJ
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
CZOS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6117R
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA09LA481
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-FIAG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,017 total150 in this make and model226 in the last 90 days
N6117RRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2013 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0087 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna 172RGEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 08/25/2009 Mr. Fischer was PIC of N6117R, he occupied the left seat, giving Ms. Gittens, a cfi-a student, dual instruction. During an in flight maunever, while the gear was down, Mr. Fisher noticed oil on the left tire and a low oil pressure indication on the gauge. Mr. Fisher took the flight controls and headed directly for their home base, cdw airport. Less than 10 minutes later the engine came grinding to a stop. An emergency landing was made in the Rockaway mall parking lot. Upon touchdown, the nose gear broke off, aircraft skidded over a grass divider, impacting right wing on a tree, rupturing a fuel tank and spinning the aircraft approx. 180 degrees. Both occupants exited the aircraft without injury. Engine oil was found splattered within the engine compartment and running underneath the aircraft with splatter on tail surfaces. The dipstick indicated almost no oil remainng. Preflight 5.5 qts. Oil was measured and 1 qt. Was added prior to take-off, 1.5 hours earlier. Upon inspection of the engine, there were cracks found in the crankcase, including a one inch crack in the upper, rear potion of the crancase above the #3 cylinder. The piston in the #3 cylinder was dissconnected. Aircraft mainenance records were in compliance and engine had been overhauled by mattituck 238.1 hours prior to stopping.

As the FAA filed it

ON 08/25/2009 MR. FISCHER WAS PIC OF N6117R, HE OCCUPIED THE LEFT SEAT, GIVING MS. GITTENS, A CFI-A STUDENT, DUAL INSTRUCTION. DURING AN IN FLIGHT MAUNEVER, WHILE THE GEAR WAS DOWN, MR. FISHER NOTICED OIL ON THE LEFT TIRE AND A LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION ON THE GAUGE. MR. FISHER TOOK THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND HEADED DIRECTLY FOR THEIR HOME BASE, CDW AIRPORT. LESS THAN 10 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE CAME GRINDING TO A STOP. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN THE ROCKAWAY MALL PARKING LOT. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF, AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OVER A GRASS DIVIDER, IMPACTING RIGHT WING ON A TREE, RUPTURING A FUEL TANK AND SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT APPROX. 180 DEGREES. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. ENGINE OIL WAS FOUND SPLATTERED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND RUNNING UNDERNEATH THE AIRCRAFT WITH SPLATTER ON TAIL SURFACES. THE DIPSTICK INDICATED ALMOST NO OIL REMAINNG. PREFLIGHT 5.5 QTS. OIL WAS MEASURED AND 1 QT. WAS ADDED PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF, 1.5 HOURS EARLIER. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, THERE WERE CRACKS FOUND IN THE CRANKCASE, INCLUDING A ONE INCH CRACK IN THE UPPER, REAR POTION OF THE CRANCASE ABOVE THE #3 CYLINDER. THE PISTON IN THE #3 CYLINDER WAS DISSCONNECTED. AIRCRAFT MAINENANCE RECORDS WERE IN COMPLIANCE AND ENGINE HAD BEEN OVERHAULED BY MATTITUCK 238.1 HOURS PRIOR TO STOPPING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA09LA481Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockaway, NJA total loss of engine power due to oil starvation for undetermined reasons.Aug 25, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6117R · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19960426008759ITouch And Go Landing · Lancaster, PANarrative: on April 26, 1996, at 0845 hours, a Cessna, model 172-RG, registration no. N6117R, registered to garden spot aviation inc., made a gear-up landing at Lancaster airport, Lancaster, PA while on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions…Apr 26, 1996 · Minor damageAccident 19810520027019ALevel Off Touchdown · Perry, FLPilot made hard landing and bounced. Aircraft drifted off side of runway and nose wheel broke off.May 20, 1981 · Substantial damage