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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · Gary, IN · June 6, 2016

Date: June 6, 2016 · 14:05 local
Place: Gary, IN
Airport: Gary/Chicago International
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N421AN
Reported as: Cessna 421C
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO520L
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N421ANRegistered now · Cessna 421CS/N 421C1028 Airframe modelCessna 421C

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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 reported a rough running engine during climb out from kankakee, IL and diverted to Gary, IN. He landed without incident and no injuries were reported. Maintenance personnel removed the engine cowling and found the number 6 cylinder head was separated from the barrel. The cylinder was removed for further inspection. The cylinder had multiple cracks emanating from the spark plug hole to the valves and around the cylinder head. The barrel and the head were completely separated.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE DURING CLIMB OUT FROM KANKAKEE, IL AND DIVERTED TO GARY, IN. HE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED THE ENGINE COWLING AND FOUND THE NUMBER 6 CYLINDER HEAD WAS SEPARATED FROM THE BARREL. THE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE CYLINDER HAD MULTIPLE CRACKS EMANATING FROM THE SPARK PLUG HOLE TO THE VALVES AND AROUND THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE BARREL AND THE HEAD WERE COMPLETELY SEPARATED.