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FAA incident report · Cessna 172D · Memphis, MO · October 11, 2024

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Date
October 11, 2024 · 10:55 local
Place
Memphis, MO
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N2663U
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
130 total
N2663URegistered now · Cessna 172DS/N 17250263 · Built 1963Airframe modelCessna 172DEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot stated he was in cruise flight on the second leg of a cross country flight. The pilot heard a thump and the engine ran rough, lost power, and started losing altitude. The pilot landed in a hay pasture with no apparent damage to the aircraft. The engine was found to have the number 1 cylinder barrel cracked and separated in the cylinder barrel.

A request for a service difficulty report (SDR) was made to the aircraft owner, but an SDR was never made at this time.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT ON THE SECOND LEG OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE PILOT HEARD A THUMP AND THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH, LOST POWER, AND STARTED LOSING ALTITUDE. THE PILOT LANDED IN A HAY PASTURE WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER BARREL CRACKED AND SEPARATED IN THE CYLINDER BARREL.

A REQUEST FOR A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT (SDR) WAS MADE TO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, BUT AN SDR WAS NEVER MADE AT THIS TIME.