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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Naval Aircr N3N-3 · Maumee, OH · October 9, 2010

Date: October 9, 2010 · 14:05 local
Place: Maumee, OH
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N773N
Reported as: Naval Aircr N3N-3
Reported engine: WRIGHT R-760-8
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,075 total100 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

N773NRegistered now · Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3S/N 2865 · Built 1941 Airframe modelNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

Flight started at toledo express airport at approximately 1320 local time on Saturday, October 9, 2010. After approximately 30 minutes of taxi/idle time the aircraft took off from runway 25 and departed the patern to the south, cruiing altitude was 1500 feet MSL. After approimately 7 to 10 minutes in the air, pilot noticed a different smell (oil), within approximately 30 seconds of the smell, pilot saw white smoke coming out of the exhaust and immediately felt a violent vibration coming from the engine. Pilot immediately turned back toward toledo express airport and within 30 seconds lost all power, the prop wound down to a complete stop (not windmilling). Pilot made an un-eventfull landing in a cut soybean field with no damage to property, crops or aircraft. Pilot informed tower by radio while airborne of power loss and by cell phone after un-planned landing that they were safely on the ground and that emergency crews were not necessary. Tower notified sheriff and Ohio state patrol.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT STARTED AT TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1320 LOCAL TIME ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2010. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES OF TAXI/IDLE TIME THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 25 AND DEPARTED THE PATERN TO THE SOUTH, CRUIING ALTITUDE WAS 1500 FEET MSL. AFTER APPROIMATELY 7 TO 10 MINUTES IN THE AIR, PILOT NOTICED A DIFFERENT SMELL (OIL), WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS OF THE SMELL, PILOT SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND IMMEDIATELY FELT A VIOLENT VIBRATION COMING FROM THE ENGINE. PILOT IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK TOWARD TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPORT AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS LOST ALL POWER, THE PROP WOUND DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP (NOT WINDMILLING). PILOT MADE AN UN-EVENTFULL LANDING IN A CUT SOYBEAN FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, CROPS OR AIRCRAFT. PILOT INFORMED TOWER BY RADIO WHILE AIRBORNE OF POWER LOSS AND BY CELL PHONE AFTER UN-PLANNED LANDING THAT THEY WERE SAFELY ON THE GROUND AND THAT EMERGENCY CREWS WERE NOT NECESSARY. TOWER NOTIFIED SHERIFF AND OHIO STATE PATROL.