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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 206 · San Diego, CA · March 12, 2017

Date: March 12, 2017 · 10:35 local
Place: San Diego, CA
Airport: Brown Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5161U
Reported as: Cessna 206
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N5161URegistered now · Cessna 206S/N 206-0161 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 206 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Cessna 206 performing a post maintenance test flight due to low oil pressure discrepancy. After one successful touch and go upon reaching 600' AGL the pilot heard a loud bang followed by vibration and oil covering the windshield. Pilot landed without incident. Maintenance discovered a large hole in top of the engine case at the no.4 cylinder location.

As the FAA filed it

CESSNA 206 PERFORMING A POST MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE DISCREPANCY. AFTER ONE SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GO UPON REACHING 600' AGL THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION AND OIL COVERING THE WINDSHIELD. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A LARGE HOLE IN TOP OF THE ENGINE CASE AT THE NO.4 CYLINDER LOCATION.