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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Myakka City, FL · February 22, 2018

Date: February 22, 2018 · 13:50 local
Place: Myakka City, FL
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: X5QS
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6042Z
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 285 total

N6042ZRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S10230 · Built 2006 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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

Instruction flight performing basic maneuvers when a loud bang was heard with a small amount of oil appearing on windshield. Aircraft lost power and instructor pilot declared an emergency and then elected to land on well maintained gravel road on private farmland. The aircraft landed safely without incident or damage. Aircraft engine will be replaced and then flown off of same private road.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTION FLIGHT PERFORMING BASIC MANEUVERS WHEN A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL APPEARING ON WINDSHIELD. AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THEN ELECTED TO LAND ON WELL MAINTAINED GRAVEL ROAD ON PRIVATE FARMLAND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT OR DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT ENGINE WILL BE REPLACED AND THEN FLOWN OFF OF SAME PRIVATE ROAD.