# Incident 20210309005199I: Cessna 175, Ocean Isles, NC, March 9, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2021, 17:45 local time
- Place: Ocean Isles, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9399B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9399B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GO-300 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,168 total, 36 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210309005199I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AT CRUISE FLIGHT PILOT EXPERIENCE A HIGH CHT (CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE READING. SOON AFTER  A LOUD POP FROM THE ENGINE RESULTED IN SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, AND A SUCCESSFUL LANDING IN A FARMERS FIELD WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH ANY INJURY OF FLIGHT CREW, OR  DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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