# Incident 20130627011659I: Skistmas George PIETNPOL AIRCAMPER, Tiffin, OH, June 27, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2013, 18:45 local time
- Place: Tiffin, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1164° N, 83.1795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tiffin, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1164&lon=-83.1795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6186L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6186L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Skistmas George PIETNPOL AIRCAMPER (registry code 056222G, https://openairdocs.org/model/skistmas-george-pietnpol-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A-65-8 (registry code 17329, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKISTMAS GEORGE PIETNPOL AIRCAMPER
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A-65-8F
- 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/20130627011659I

## Narrative

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

DURING A SPORT PILOT CHECK RIDE, THERE WAS A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AT 16G. AFTER LANDING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A PISTON HAD BEEN DAMAGED. THE EXHAUST VALVE BROKE, CAUSING THE VALVE TO DROP INTO THE CYLINDER DAMAGING THE PISTON.

## Other reports on N6186L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20091018053459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091018053459A), Oct 18, 2009: Skistmas Ge PIETNPOL AI (N6186L), Toledo, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting a right crosswind landing on runway 22. At touchdown, while on the left main landing gear, a wind gust lifted the right wing causing the…

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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