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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Floral City, FL · June 22, 2016

Date: June 22, 2016 · 08:45 local
Place: Floral City, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N733DN
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 50 total12 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N733DNRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17268216 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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During solo cross country flight student pilot experienced rough running engine and smoke in the cockpit, he decended to 3000' and the engine seized. Pilot contaced ATC, declared an emergency, and made an off airport landing 2.5 miles from inverness airport.

Inspection revealed a 3" diameter hole in the engine case below the number one cylinder.

Aircraft annual 03/17/2016

Ac tt 6733.0

Engine ttsmoh 65 hours

As the FAA filed it

DURING SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, HE DECENDED TO 3000' AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. PILOT CONTACED ATC, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING 2.5 MILES FROM INVERNESS AIRPORT.

INSPECTION REVEALED A 3" DIAMETER HOLE IN THE ENGINE CASE BELOW THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER.

AIRCRAFT ANNUAL 03/17/2016

AC TT 6733.0

ENGINE TTSMOH 65 HOURS

Other reports on N733DN · 1

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

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