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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Navarre, FL · October 30, 2015

Date: October 30, 2015 · 09:54 local
Place: Navarre, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N999AR
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,236 total46 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N999ARRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17268006 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Instructor and student were in level flight at approximately 2500 feet and about to begin practicing stalls when they heard a loud bang. Oil spattered the windshield. The instructor pilot executed an emergency landing on the beach below the training area. There was no additional damage to the aircraft after landing. Investigation showed two holes in the engine case. Further investigation revealed a broken connecting rod bolt which caused the piston rod to penetrate the engine crank case and engine failure.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET AND ABOUT TO BEGIN PRACTICING STALLS WHEN THEY HEARD A LOUD BANG. OIL SPATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE BEACH BELOW THE TRAINING AREA. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING. INVESTIGATION SHOWED TWO HOLES IN THE ENGINE CASE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN CONNECTING ROD BOLT WHICH CAUSED THE PISTON ROD TO PENETRATE THE ENGINE CRANK CASE AND ENGINE FAILURE.

Other reports on N999AR · 2

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

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