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FAA incident report · Cessna R172K · Meta, MO · June 29, 2021

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Date
June 29, 2021 · 20:40 local
Place
Meta, MO
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N758BA
Reported as
Cessna R172K
Reported engine
Continental IO-360 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
474 total40 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N758BARegistered now · Cessna R172KS/N R1722954 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna R172KEngine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft engine experienced a lower than normal oil pressure while enroute from kfam airport farmington, MO to Kansas city, MO. The pilot declared an emergency and landed uneventfully at the K33 airport salem, MO. While on the ground at K33 airport, the pilot troubleshot the oil pressure discrepancy and determined there was no longer a problem. The pilot continued the flight to Kansas city, MO and within 20 minutes of departing K33 airport, the engine stopped making power. The aircraft made an uneventful forced landing into a field near Meta, MO. Responders to the scene indicate the engine oil dipstick was missing. The K33 airport manager found a engine oil dipstick sitting on top of the airport's fuel pump.

The mechanic sent to recover the aircraft found: 1) the engine oil dipstick missing. 2) slightly more than one quart of oil was all that remained in the engine. 3) large amount of metal debris found in oil. 4) #1 piston would not move. 5) oil film found on engine cowl & oil access door. 6) oil film found on the aircraft belly from the firewall to tail section.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOWER THAN NORMAL OIL PRESSURE WHILE ENROUTE FROM KFAM AIRPORT FARMINGTON, MO TO KANSAS CITY, MO. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT THE K33 AIRPORT SALEM, MO. WHILE ON THE GROUND AT K33 AIRPORT, THE PILOT TROUBLESHOT THE OIL PRESSURE DISCREPANCY AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NO LONGER A PROBLEM. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO KANSAS CITY, MO AND WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF DEPARTING K33 AIRPORT, THE ENGINE STOPPED MAKING POWER. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL FORCED LANDING INTO A FIELD NEAR META, MO. RESPONDERS TO THE SCENE INDICATE THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK WAS MISSING. THE K33 AIRPORT MANAGER FOUND A ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK SITTING ON TOP OF THE AIRPORT'S FUEL PUMP.

THE MECHANIC SENT TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT FOUND: 1) THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK MISSING. 2) SLIGHTLY MORE THAN ONE QUART OF OIL WAS ALL THAT REMAINED IN THE ENGINE. 3) LARGE AMOUNT OF METAL DEBRIS FOUND IN OIL. 4) #1 PISTON WOULD NOT MOVE. 5) OIL FILM FOUND ON ENGINE COWL & OIL ACCESS DOOR. 6) OIL FILM FOUND ON THE AIRCRAFT BELLY FROM THE FIREWALL TO TAIL SECTION.