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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Buhler, KS · May 5, 2022

Date: May 5, 2022 · 10:20 local
Place: Buhler, KS
Airport: Hutchinson Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N70228
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N70228Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17267198 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

N70228 Cessna aircraft departed mcpherson Kansas (kmpr) with only the pilot on board after maintenance (magneto maintenance), enroute to el reno, Oklahoma (krqo). A short while into the flight, aircraft began to shake. Pilot noticed loss of oil pressure then subsequent loss of power.

Pilot called hut fct approximately 9-10NM northeast of the airport and advised the tower he would be transitioning just east of hut class d. approximately 2 minutes later the pilot called mayday and reported going down in a field. The pilot was given wind and altimeter and was advised that authorities would be notified. 911 was called and given approximate location via lat/longs 38.07.39/097.43.39.

Aircraft then landed uneventfully in farm field in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Khut 051452Z 36006KT 10SM BKN006 OVC021 12/11 A2992 rmk AO2 SLP124 P0001 60002 T01170111 50008

-23 Report may be amended as more information is discovered relating to the aircraft and maintenance that was provided.

As the FAA filed it

N70228 CESSNA AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MCPHERSON KANSAS (KMPR) WITH ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD AFTER MAINTENANCE (MAGNETO MAINTENANCE), ENROUTE TO EL RENO, OKLAHOMA (KRQO). A SHORT WHILE INTO THE FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHAKE. PILOT NOTICED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE THEN SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF POWER.

PILOT CALLED HUT FCT APPROXIMATELY 9-10NM NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT AND ADVISED THE TOWER HE WOULD BE TRANSITIONING JUST EAST OF HUT CLASS D. APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES LATER THE PILOT CALLED MAYDAY AND REPORTED GOING DOWN IN A FIELD. THE PILOT WAS GIVEN WIND AND ALTIMETER AND WAS ADVISED THAT AUTHORITIES WOULD BE NOTIFIED. 911 WAS CALLED AND GIVEN APPROXIMATE LOCATION VIA LAT/LONGS 38.07.39/097.43.39.

AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED UNEVENTFULLY IN FARM FIELD IN HUTCHINSON, KANSAS.

KHUT 051452Z 36006KT 10SM BKN006 OVC021 12/11 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP124 P0001 60002 T01170111 50008

-23 REPORT MAY BE AMENDED AS MORE INFORMATION IS DISCOVERED RELATING TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MAINTENANCE THAT WAS PROVIDED.