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FAA incident report · Cessna 340 · Little Rock, AR · June 24, 2012

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Date
June 24, 2012 · 10:45 local
Place
Little Rock, AR
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N555TY
Reported as
Cessna 340
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N555TYRegistered now · Cessna 340S/N 340-0515 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna 340Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On June 24, 2012, N555TY, a Cessna 340 was being operated by privacy data omittedon a VFR flight from kmdh to kcxo when the aircraft lost power in the left engine. The pilot requested to be diverted to Little Rock (klit) and declined to declare an emergency. The pilot saw oil smoke, from the failed engine and declared he had a fire, when he did not have a fire. The aircraft landed without incident, the pilot was not injured and there was no damage to the airframe.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 24, 2012, N555TY, A CESSNA 340 WAS BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM KMDH TO KCXO WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER IN THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO BE DIVERTED TO LITTLE ROCK (KLIT) AND DECLINED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT SAW OIL SMOKE, FROM THE FAILED ENGINE AND DECLARED HE HAD A FIRE, WHEN HE DID NOT HAVE A FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.