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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172G · Springfield, GA · January 12, 2022

Date
January 12, 2022 · 13:00 local
Place
Springfield, GA
Airport
Swaids Field
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N144PW
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
579 total

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What happened

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

Pilot enroute from eqy to sav with one passenger on board encountered engine failure at 4500' and declared emergency. Pilot successfully glided a/c without power to 2GA2 and landed without further complications. Subsequent inspection found mixture cable jam nut was unsecured. Engtt 7499.5. 1.7 hrs into initial flight after reinstallation of newly overhauled engine.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ENROUTE FROM EQY TO SAV WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD ENCOUNTERED ENGINE FAILURE AT 4500' AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. PILOT SUCCESSFULLY GLIDED A/C WITHOUT POWER TO 2GA2 AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION FOUND MIXTURE CABLE JAM NUT WAS UNSECURED. ENGTT 7499.5. 1.7 HRS INTO INITIAL FLIGHT AFTER REINSTALLATION OF NEWLY OVERHAULED ENGINE.