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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Genoa City, WI · February 13, 2010

Date: February 13, 2010 · 20:30 local
Place: Genoa City, WI
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N24CV
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10LA123
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,599 total1,167 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days

N24CVRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17270186 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

N24CV was cruising at 3500' MSL when it's propeller seized. The pilot made an emergency landing in a nearby cornfield where the aircraft sustained substantial damage because of the forced landing. The pilot sustained no injuries. After an engine teardown, it was found that the bolts securing the connecting rod were not torqued properly.

As the FAA filed it

N24CV WAS CRUISING AT 3500' MSL WHEN IT'S PROPELLER SEIZED. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A NEARBY CORNFIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BECAUSE OF THE FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. AFTER AN ENGINE TEARDOWN, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BOLTS SECURING THE CONNECTING ROD WERE NOT TORQUED PROPERLY.

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 CEN10LA123Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGenoa City, WIA total loss of engine power due to the failure of the bolts that held in place the connecting rods to the engine's No. 3 and No. 4 cylinders as a result of the engine overhaul facility's improper installation of the bolts during a recent overhaul.Feb 14, 2010 · Substantial damage