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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 175 · Anderson, SC · May 20, 2015

Date: May 20, 2015 · 07:00 local
Place: Anderson, SC
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N7563M
Reported as: Cessna 175
Reported engine: Continental GO-300 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,853 total726 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot reported during cruise flight, that the engine RPM could not be controlled with propeller controls and then low oil pressure indication, pilot retarded throttle, and then the engine started shaking and heard loud noise from engine and then the engine failed. Pilot declared an emergency but could not make the nearest airport and made an off airport landing with no damage to aircraft or injuries to the pilot. Pilot pulled the top engine cowling and there was a 2 inch hole in the aft left side of the engine crankcase. Waiting for an engine tear down report from the owner.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THAT THE ENGINE RPM COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED WITH PROPELLER CONTROLS AND THEN LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION, PILOT RETARDED THROTTLE, AND THEN THE ENGINE STARTED SHAKING AND HEARD LOUD NOISE FROM ENGINE AND THEN THE ENGINE FAILED. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY BUT COULD NOT MAKE THE NEAREST AIRPORT AND MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES TO THE PILOT. PILOT PULLED THE TOP ENGINE COWLING AND THERE WAS A 2 INCH HOLE IN THE AFT LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE CRANKCASE. WAITING FOR AN ENGINE TEAR DOWN REPORT FROM THE OWNER.