# Accident 20240629007039A: Cessna 172I, Lewiston Woodvi, NC, June 29, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2024, 18:51 local time
- Place: Lewiston Woodvi, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0337° N, 77.1507° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0337&lon=-77.1507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46118, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240629007039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA, AND THE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS RISING. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD BECAUSE HE THOUGHT HE WAS ON FIRE. AN INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HIT FIBERGLASS INSULATION, AS USED IN HOME CONSTRUCTION, AT SOME POINT, AND THE INSULATION CREATED SMOKE AND CLOGGED THE OIL COOLER, CAUSING THE OIL TEMPERATURE TO RISE. THE ORIGINS OF THE FIBERGLASS ARE UNKNOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DIDN'T RECALL SEEING OR HITTING ANYTHING. THIS BEING THE AIRCRAFT'S FOURTH FLIGHT OF THE DAY, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE INSULATION MAY HAVE COME FROM THE DEPARTING AIRPORT (KJGG) ON THE TAXIWAY OR DURING CLIMBOUT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA24LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA289), Jun 29, 2024: Cessna 172 (N46118), Lewiston Woodville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The obstruction of the engine’s cooling system by foreign object debris (residential-type insulation), which resulted in smoke, an elevated oil temperature, and a subsequent off-airport landing on…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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