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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Crescent City, FL · January 15, 2010

Date
January 15, 2010 · 10:07 local
Place
Crescent City, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N9225N
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320-D3G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

During flight, at approximately 1000 feet altitude, Mr. Simon davis, the pilot in command heard a loud bang and notices an immediate lost of engine power output. He executed an emergency landing in a field at the following coordinate, latitude 29º. 29. 31, longitude 81º. 28.27. An inspection conducted by the on-scene FAA inspector reveal no damage to the aircraft fuselage however; oil was leaking from a three inch hole between the number two and four cylinders at the top of the engine crank case. In addition, several pieces of metal fragments were laying on exterior section of the engine between cylinders one and three.

As the FAA filed it

DURING FLIGHT, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET ALTITUDE, MR. SIMON DAVIS, THE PILOT IN COMMAND HEARD A LOUD BANG AND NOTICES AN IMMEDIATE LOST OF ENGINE POWER OUTPUT. HE EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD AT THE FOLLOWING COORDINATE, LATITUDE 29º. 29. 31, LONGITUDE 81º. 28.27. AN INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY THE ON-SCENE FAA INSPECTOR REVEAL NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE HOWEVER; OIL WAS LEAKING FROM A THREE INCH HOLE BETWEEN THE NUMBER TWO AND FOUR CYLINDERS AT THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CRANK CASE. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL PIECES OF METAL FRAGMENTS WERE LAYING ON EXTERIOR SECTION OF THE ENGINE BETWEEN CYLINDERS ONE AND THREE.

Other reports on N9225N · 3

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