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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna U206G · Gila River, AZ · October 22, 2021

Date: October 22, 2021 · 17:06 local
Place: Gila River, AZ
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7304N
Reported as: Cessna U206G
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N7304NRegistered now · Cessna U206GS/N U20603607 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna U206G Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 10/22/2021 1706 ms, N7304N, Cessna U206G, was approx. 2100 foot altitude when the engine started smoking and made a loud noise when the pilot experienced a loss in power and saw the EGT drop. At about 1000 AGL. The pilot pulled the prop lever aft to increase glide and made an emergency landing on a road off airport at the Gila River indian reservation. After landing it was noticed there was a large hole on the side of engine block, which had also caused a hole in the cowling. There was no other damage to the fuselage, tail, wings or gear. It was found during the engine inspection that the #2 cylinder a rod seized and cracked through the engine and knocked off the left magneto. The engine had about 1800 hours in its cycle. No counseling or issues found with the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/22/2021 1706 MS, N7304N, CESSNA U206G, WAS APPROX. 2100 FOOT ALTITUDE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS IN POWER AND SAW THE EGT DROP. AT ABOUT 1000 AGL. THE PILOT PULLED THE PROP LEVER AFT TO INCREASE GLIDE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD OFF AIRPORT AT THE GILA RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION. AFTER LANDING IT WAS NOTICED THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE ON THE SIDE OF ENGINE BLOCK, WHICH HAD ALSO CAUSED A HOLE IN THE COWLING. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, TAIL, WINGS OR GEAR. IT WAS FOUND DURING THE ENGINE INSPECTION THAT THE #2 CYLINDER A ROD SEIZED AND CRACKED THROUGH THE ENGINE AND KNOCKED OFF THE LEFT MAGNETO. THE ENGINE HAD ABOUT 1800 HOURS IN ITS CYCLE. NO COUNSELING OR ISSUES FOUND WITH THE PILOT.