# Incident 20110828018669I: Cessna 172N, Underwood, ND, August 28, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2011, 08:00 local time
- Place: Underwood, ND
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4564° N, 101.1412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Underwood, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4564&lon=-101.1412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75552 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110828018669I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STATED HE WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM MANDAN ND TO MINOT ND. ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AT CRUISING ALTITIUDE OF 3800 FEET MSL WITH POWER SETTING AT 2400 RPM THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY SEVERE VIBRATIONS AND RIPPING OF THE COWLLING FROM THE AIRFRAME. THE PILOT PULLED THE MIXTURE AND PITCHED THE AIRPLANE UP TO SLOW ANY WINDMILLING OF THE REMAINING PROPELLER. THE PILOT FOUND A SUITABLE FIELD AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT POWER IN A STUBBLE FIELD. ENGINE COWLING AND ENGINE MOUNT WERE DAMAGED DUE TO UNBALANCED PROPELLER. HOWEVER, NO OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THE FORCED LANDING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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