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FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Pennsville, NJ · June 28, 2014

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Date
June 28, 2014 · 10:35 local
Place
Pennsville, NJ
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6527V
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-360
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
836 total300 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N6527VRegistration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0753 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 172RGEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Pilot took off from ilg at 1030 local. During climb out PIC notice an engine RPM flux. PIC notified ilg requesting to

Return to ilg, return to ilg was approved. During banking turn engine quit. Pilot attempted to restart the engine, twice.

Engine wouldn't re-start, propeller did not rotate, aircraft was at 1000 feet AGL. PIC declared an emergency and picked out a clear landing area along the Delaware river. PIC made a no power, gear up landing. The aircraft landed in a mud flat.

Delaware state police helicopter extracted the pilot & passenger. Pilot received minor injuries. Aircraft damage was unknown at time, due the aircraft being inaccessible. The aircraft was recovered the from mud flat by helicopter on Monday 30 June 2014. Inspection of aircraft revealed that the engine was seized; there was no oil in the engine crank case. An oil line from the engine accessory case to the oil pressure gauge/transmitter was found not fully tight/flush with the hose flare and the case 90 degree nipple fitting. Airframe damage is as follows; nose gear doors, three belly skin panels, upper & lower antenna mast/s, cowl flaps, pilot door hinge, one propeller blade possibility bent aft. An engine tear down inspection report has been requested.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM ILG AT 1030 LOCAL. DURING CLIMB OUT PIC NOTICE AN ENGINE RPM FLUX. PIC NOTIFIED ILG REQUESTING TO

RETURN TO ILG, RETURN TO ILG WAS APPROVED. DURING BANKING TURN ENGINE QUIT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, TWICE.

ENGINE WOULDN'T RE-START, PROPELLER DID NOT ROTATE, AIRCRAFT WAS AT 1000 FEET AGL. PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PICKED OUT A CLEAR LANDING AREA ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER. PIC MADE A NO POWER, GEAR UP LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A MUD FLAT.

DELAWARE STATE POLICE HELICOPTER EXTRACTED THE PILOT & PASSENGER. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS UNKNOWN AT TIME, DUE THE AIRCRAFT BEING INACCESSIBLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED THE FROM MUD FLAT BY HELICOPTER ON MONDAY 30 JUNE 2014. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED; THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE CRANK CASE. AN OIL LINE FROM THE ENGINE ACCESSORY CASE TO THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE/TRANSMITTER WAS FOUND NOT FULLY TIGHT/FLUSH WITH THE HOSE FLARE AND THE CASE 90 DEGREE NIPPLE FITTING. AIRFRAME DAMAGE IS AS FOLLOWS; NOSE GEAR DOORS, THREE BELLY SKIN PANELS, UPPER & LOWER ANTENNA MAST/S, COWL FLAPS, PILOT DOOR HINGE, ONE PROPELLER BLADE POSSIBILITY BENT AFT. AN ENGINE TEAR DOWN INSPECTION REPORT HAS BEEN REQUESTED.