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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172I · Winnsboro, SC · June 20, 2024

Date
June 20, 2024 · 18:50 local
Place
Winnsboro, SC
Airport
Fairfield County
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N216TS
Reported as
Cessna 172I
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,480 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

During an instrument instruction flight the engine lost power. An off-airport landing was performed. No damage or injuries as a result. The engine was found to have a broken #4 cylinder exhaust valve rocker arm.

As the FAA filed it

DURING AN INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTION FLIGHT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING WAS PERFORMED. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES AS A RESULT. THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BROKEN #4 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE ROCKER ARM.