# Incident 20260319007119I: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P-MENTOR, Paola, KS, March 19, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2026, 12:30 local time
- Place: Paola, KS
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Location: 38.5789° N, 94.8604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paola, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5789&lon=-94.8604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N908KC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N908KC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P-MENTOR (registry code 05641YQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p-mentor) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ISC series (registry code 55591, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912isc-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P-MENTOR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 ISC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 187 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260319007119I

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN, HIGH-ENERGY ENGINE FAILURE MARKED BY A "LOUD POP" AND SEVERE AIRFRAME VIBRATION. THE PIC IMMEDIATELY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND NAVIGATED TOWARD K81. DURING THE DESCENT, THE PILOT NOTED COCKPIT SMOKE AND A COMPLETE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. RECOGNIZING K81 WAS BEYOND GLIDE RANGE, THE PILOT EXERCISED SOUND AERONAUTICAL DECISION-MAKING BY SELECTING A NEARBY ROADWAY FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING, WITHOUT INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

POST-INCIDENT INSPECTION CONFIRMED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE: A CONNECTING ROD LIBERATED AND BREACHED THE ENGINE CRANKCASE.

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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