# Incident 20120508006759I: Cessna 172, Idaho Falls, ID, May 8, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2012, 14:30 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Airport: Idaho Falls Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5137° N, 112.0708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IDAHO FALLS RGNL (IDA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5137&lon=-112.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4050F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4050F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120508006759I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 8, 2012, WHEN ENTERING THE PATTERN AT IDAHO FALLS REGIONAL AIRPORT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER.  AFTER ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE THE POWER, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG, FOLLOWED BY A LOT OF SMOKE.  THE PILOT OBSERVED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS ZERO (0).  AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED FOR A FIRE AND THEY LANDED IMMEDIATELY.  WHEN THEY LANDED, THE SMOKE CLEARED AND A LOT OF OIL WAS OBSERVED, AND THERE WAS NO FIRE.  THE PILOT TAXIED IN TO PARKING.  THE AIRCRAFT OWNER STATED THE MECHANICS SAW PIECES OF THE ENGINE BLOCK IN THE COWLING WHERE THEY OBSERVED A HOLE WHERE THE OIL CAME OUT.  THE OWNER ALSO REPORTED THEY HAD SEIZED THE MAIN BEARINGS AND HAD A ROD PROBLEM.PILOT REPORTED HAVING 6 QUARTS OF OIL BEFORE TAKEOFF.

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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