LAIRDSVILLE, PA, USA
N5164H
CESSNA 172M
THE CESSNA 172 TOOK OFF ON A SOLO X-C FLIGHT WITH A STUDENT PILOT/OWNER OPERATOR AT THE CONTROLS. AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND MADE AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE NOSE WHEEL DUG IN AFTER APPROX 200 FT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. DURING POST ACC EXAM THE ENGINE WAS TORN DOWN AND APPROX 1 PINT OF OIL WAS FOUND INSIDE. THREE CONNECTING RODS WERE TIGHT AND DRY FROM LACK OF LUBRICATION. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKAGE FM THE ENGINE WAS FOUND. THE OIL PUMP HAD NOT FAILED AND THE OIL LINES WERE TIGHT AND HAD BEEN PRESSURE CHECKED TO 220 PSI. THE SPARK PLUGS EXHIBITED NORMAL IGNITION SIGNATURES AND NO EVIDENCE OF BLOWBY WAS FOUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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