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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 340 · Montgomery, AL · July 10, 2017

Date: July 10, 2017 · 09:30 local
Place: Montgomery, AL
Airport: Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Fiel
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5827M
Reported as: Cessna 340
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,200 total110 in this make and model77 in the last 90 days

N5827MRegistered now · Cessna 340S/N 340-0051 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 340 Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On July 10, 2017 at approximately 09:30 the aircraft N5827M departed Montgomery regional airport (kmgm). While climbing through 5000? AGL 10 miles southwest of the airport the pilot noticed oil and cylinder head temperatures rising on right engine. The angle of climb was reduced to increase cooling. The right engine stared running rough and a turn back to the airport was made. Smoke and fire was noticed coming from right engine compartment and louvers. The mixture was pulled, propeller was feathered and the low boost pump and fuel selector were turned off. An uneventful emergency landing was made.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 10, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 09:30 THE AIRCRAFT N5827M DEPARTED MONTGOMERY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KMGM). WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 5000? AGL 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT THE PILOT NOTICED OIL AND CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURES RISING ON RIGHT ENGINE. THE ANGLE OF CLIMB WAS REDUCED TO INCREASE COOLING. THE RIGHT ENGINE STARED RUNNING ROUGH AND A TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT WAS MADE. SMOKE AND FIRE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM RIGHT ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LOUVERS. THE MIXTURE WAS PULLED, PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED AND THE LOW BOOST PUMP AND FUEL SELECTOR WERE TURNED OFF. AN UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE.