# Incident 20151125021889I: Maule MXT-7-180, Pollocksville, NC, November 25, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2015, 18:07 local time
- Place: Pollocksville, NC
- Airport: Oak Grove Mcof
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0060° N, 77.2222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pollocksville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0060&lon=-77.2222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9232P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9232P-2022-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MXT-7-180 (registry code 5470206, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mxt-7-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MXT-7-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151125021889I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLYING AT 2000' HEARD LOUD NOISE FROM ENGINE, CONTACTED KEWN ATCT, LANDED AT CLOSEST AIRPORT (13NC). MECHANIC LOOKED AT ACFT ON 11/26/2015 AND FOUND #2 ENG CYLINDER HAD NO COMPRESSION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED #2 CYL SPARK PLUG MISSING AND OTHER LOWER SPARK PLUGS AND LEADS WERE LOOSE. AIRCRAFT RECENTLY (11/19/2015) UNDERWENT AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. MECHANIC^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD CLEANED, GAPPED, & TESTED SPARK PLUGS, AND COMPRESSION TEST WAS RECORDED AS NORMAL DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION. MACE CERTIFIED ENGINE TO BE AIRWORTHY IN MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK.

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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