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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172G · Brookshire, TX · August 30, 2011

Date
August 30, 2011 · 17:10 local
Place
Brookshire, TX
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4631L
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
585 total470 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

While conducting a instructional training flight, the aircraft lost power due to engine failure. Instructor pilot made an emergency off-field landing in cow pasture. Investigation revealed a failure of the number 4 cylinder piston and connecting rod for unknown reasons.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CONDUCTING A INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. INSTRUCTOR PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY OFF-FIELD LANDING IN COW PASTURE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER PISTON AND CONNECTING ROD FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.