# Incident 20160921024939I: Cessna 172RG, Addison, TX, September 21, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2016, 10:25 local time
- Place: Addison, TX
- Airport: Addison Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JM8S
- Location: 32.9686° N, 96.8365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ADDISON (ADS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9686&lon=-96.8365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9453D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9453D-2020-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (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: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160921024939I

## Narrative

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

1. DESCRIPTION OF DEVIATION:

ON 09/21/2016, A CESSNA 172RG N9453D, HAD ENGINE FAILURE ON DEPARTURE ROLE. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL REPORTED TO THE PILOT THAT SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. N9453D WAS ABLE TO LAND ON REMAINING RUNWAY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DAMAGE.

2. CAUSAL AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS NOT ALREADY ADDRESSED IN BLOCKS 13-16: ENGINE CRANKSHAFT COUNTER WEIGHT BUSHINGS HAD BROKEN OFF. THIS CAUSED PIECES OF STEEL FROM THE CRANKSHAFT TO CIRCULATE THROUGH THE ENGINE CAUSING DAMAGE TO ALL OF THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE.

3. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC CORRECTIVE ACTION TO REDUCE RISK OF FUTURE OCCURRENCE: NOT SYSTEMIC

4. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

AMERICAN FLYERS HAS GROUNDED ALL CESSNA 172RG IN THEIR FLEET. ALL CRANKSHAFTS WILL BE REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED CRANKSHAFTS.

5. RECOMMENDED ACTION:

NONE

## Other reports on N9453D (3)

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

- [Incident 20160921015819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160921015819I), Sep 21, 2016: Cessna 172RG (N9453D), Addison, TX, No damage. On 9/21/2016, a Cessna 172RG, N9453D, after take-off during climb was notified by the tower that the aircraft had smoke coming from the engine cowl. The…
- [Incident 20071129832059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071129832059I), Nov 29, 2007: Cessna 172RG (N9453D), Morristown, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot and flight instructor lowered were configuring the aircraft for a power on stall, they lowered the landing gear and did noy get a green gear down…
- [Incident 19930630026509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930630026509I), Jun 30, 1993: Cessna 172RG (N9453D), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication. Right gear collapsed on rollout. Right gear pivot assembly had sheared.

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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