# Incident 20241011018549I: Cessna 172D, Memphis, MO, October 11, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2024, 10:55 local time
- Place: Memphis, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4608° N, 92.1699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4608&lon=-92.1699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2663U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2663U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241011018549I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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