A private small transport pilot had a failure of one of his engines in VFR conditions.

Attributes
ACN	214507
Time
Date	199207
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fat
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16500 msl bound upper : 16500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	214507
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Cruising at 16500 ft. Left engine begins running rough made a precautionary shut down, declared emergency, landed safely at fat. Engine inspection reveals left engine #6 cylinder area has large crack in engine case.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PVT SMT PLT HAD A FAILURE OF ONE OF HIS ENGS IN VFR CONDITIONS.

Narrative: CRUISING AT 16500 FT. L ENG BEGINS RUNNING ROUGH MADE A PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN, DECLARED EMER, LANDED SAFELY AT FAT. ENG INSPECTION REVEALS L ENG #6 CYLINDER AREA HAS LARGE CRACK IN ENG CASE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.