20150119000959I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172H · Inglis, FL · January 19, 2015

Date
January 19, 2015 · 10:30 local
Place
Inglis, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N8002L
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot was in normal level flight and lost engine power.

Due to his position he elected to land on a dirt road. Landing was uneventful with no damage or injuries.

Inspection revealed number two cylinder had broken off the engine.

Aircraft was disassembled and returned to his home airport.

Annual inspection is current.

Engine time is approximately 1200 hours smoh.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS IN NORMAL LEVEL FLIGHT AND LOST ENGINE POWER.

DUE TO HIS POSITION HE ELECTED TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

INSPECTION REVEALED NUMBER TWO CYLINDER HAD BROKEN OFF THE ENGINE.

AIRCRAFT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND RETURNED TO HIS HOME AIRPORT.

ANNUAL INSPECTION IS CURRENT.

ENGINE TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 1200 HOURS SMOH.