20190510004339I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172E · Kenansville, FL · May 10, 2019

Date
May 10, 2019 · 14:00 local
Place
Kenansville, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N3916S
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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.

Pilot noticed small amount of smoke under the instrument panel followed by a pop sound and a drop in RPM to 1200. Engine power dropped to 400 RPM. Pilot made a normal landing in a grass field on the adam's ranch in Kenansville, FL. No damage to aircraft from landing, but #3 engine cylinder experienced a component failure.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT NOTICED SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOLLOWED BY A POP SOUND AND A DROP IN RPM TO 1200. ENGINE POWER DROPPED TO 400 RPM. PILOT MADE A NORMAL LANDING IN A GRASS FIELD ON THE ADAM'S RANCH IN KENANSVILLE, FL. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT FROM LANDING, BUT #3 ENGINE CYLINDER EXPERIENCED A COMPONENT FAILURE.