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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172G · Italy, TX · May 5, 2021

Date
May 5, 2021 · 16:58 local
Place
Italy, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3771L
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Reported engine
Continental O-300-C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

Aircraft suffered engine failure that resulted in a forced landing in a field located at 32.15N, 96.83W. Pics provided show a large chunk missing from the center section of the engine case. Internal engine failure. Aircraft appears relatively undamaged.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT SUFFERED ENGINE FAILURE THAT RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD LOCATED AT 32.15N, 96.83W. PICS PROVIDED SHOW A LARGE CHUNK MISSING FROM THE CENTER SECTION OF THE ENGINE CASE. INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT APPEARS RELATIVELY UNDAMAGED.