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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177 · Horton, KS · December 1, 2015

Date: December 1, 2015 · 12:35 local
Place: Horton, KS
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N29584
Reported as: Cessna 177
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 308 total4 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

N29584Registered now · Cessna 177S/N 17700974 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 177 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.

The pilot stated they departed to inspect the pipeline in the Kansas city area. While flying on the pipeline the engine lost power on one cylinder, but the engine was still operative. The pilot immediately tried locating the nearest airport, which was six miles to the north of their position. Approximately four miles from the airport the pilot and the passenger decided they didn't have enough power to make it to the destination airport. The pilot located an east/west road that was free of obstructions so that they could land into the wind, which was out of the west. The plane landed without any damage to the aircraft, occupants, or property. The engine had 2242.67 hrs. Smoh.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THEY DEPARTED TO INSPECT THE PIPELINE IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA. WHILE FLYING ON THE PIPELINE THE ENGINE LOST POWER ON ONE CYLINDER, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL OPERATIVE. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY TRIED LOCATING THE NEAREST AIRPORT, WHICH WAS SIX MILES TO THE NORTH OF THEIR POSITION. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES FROM THE AIRPORT THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER DECIDED THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO MAKE IT TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE PILOT LOCATED AN EAST/WEST ROAD THAT WAS FREE OF OBSTRUCTIONS SO THAT THEY COULD LAND INTO THE WIND, WHICH WAS OUT OF THE WEST. THE PLANE LANDED WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, OCCUPANTS, OR PROPERTY. THE ENGINE HAD 2242.67 HRS. SMOH.