# Incident 20120117002349I: Cessna 177A, Berryton, KS, January 17, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2012, 09:37 local time
- Place: Berryton, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9408° N, 95.6316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berryton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9408&lon=-95.6316&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2983X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2983X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120117002349I

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR INTO A ROUTINE PIPELINE PATROL FLIGHT, WHILE FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE, THE PILOT NOTICED A DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE.  THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, AND THE PILOT BEGAN TO EXECUTE A 180 DEGREE TURN IN AN ATTEMPT TO REACH A NEARBY AIRPORT.  AT ABOUT 90 DEGREES INTO THE TURN, WITH SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION, THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE (AT ABOUT 150 FEET A.G.L.) AND LOCATED A GROUND CLEARING.  THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING DURING WHICH THE AIRCRAFT RAN THROUGH A MULTI STRAND BARBED WIRE FENCE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT AND NORMAL CONFIGURATION.  SEVERAL STRANDS OF WIRE REMAINED CAUGHT AROUND THE LANDING GEAR STRUTS, BUT NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.  ENGINE OIL WAS NOTED ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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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