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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna TU206G · Kibler, AR · December 17, 2022

Date: December 17, 2022 · 11:00 local
Place: Kibler, AR
Airport: Ft. Smith
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4887Z
Reported as: Cessna TU206G
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 288 total

N4887ZRegistered now · Cessna TU206GS/N U20606042 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna TU206G Engine modelContinental TSIO-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.

Incident aircraft was climbing 8000 ft MSL to 10,500 ft MSL north east of the departure airport Ft. Smith Arkansas (kfsm) when the engine started to sputter intermittently with spikes in oil pressure and temperature followed by a catastrophic failure of the engine. This led to smoke and fumes in the cockpit. The pilot vented the aircraft cabin and performed a forced landing on a farm road south east of Kibler Arkansas. The pilot was unhurt and the incident aircraft sustained minor damage to cowling as a result of engine debris penitration and burn damage to the composite nose inlet cowl. Upon FAA investigation it was found that the forward top of the engine crankcase had a hole approximately 4 inches in diameter.

As the FAA filed it

INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING 8000 FT MSL TO 10,500 FT MSL NORTH EAST OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT FT. SMITH ARKANSAS (KFSM) WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER INTERMITTENTLY WITH SPIKES IN OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE FOLLOWED BY A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. THIS LED TO SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT VENTED THE AIRCRAFT CABIN AND PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING ON A FARM ROAD SOUTH EAST OF KIBLER ARKANSAS. THE PILOT WAS UNHURT AND THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO COWLING AS A RESULT OF ENGINE DEBRIS PENITRATION AND BURN DAMAGE TO THE COMPOSITE NOSE INLET COWL. UPON FAA INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FORWARD TOP OF THE ENGINE CRANKCASE HAD A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER.