20170519005809I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172H · China Grove, NC · May 19, 2017

Date
May 19, 2017 · 12:48 local
Place
China Grove, NC
Airport
Rowan County Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1664F
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,339 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While enroute 8A6 to kruq just after leveling off PIC experience a puff of smoke emanating from under engine cowl. Seconds later engine quit. PIC noticed a grass covered field and made an emergency landing there. Occupants (2) pushed the aircraft out of the grassy field and onto a neighboring front lawn.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ENROUTE 8A6 TO KRUQ JUST AFTER LEVELING OFF PIC EXPERIENCE A PUFF OF SMOKE EMANATING FROM UNDER ENGINE COWL. SECONDS LATER ENGINE QUIT. PIC NOTICED A GRASS COVERED FIELD AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING THERE. OCCUPANTS (2) PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE GRASSY FIELD AND ONTO A NEIGHBORING FRONT LAWN.