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A C172's number five piston burned through around an outer edge causing a power loss at 1;300 ft after take off. A successful off airport landing was made after the engine was shut down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 945775 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201104 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Piston |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 4000 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
While climbing out we experienced a reduction of power. [We] made 180 to return and observed puff of smoke. Smelled hot oil and heard a steady mute pounding. Shut off engine and landed on access road to fields. No injury; no damage to anyone or anything.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172's number five piston burned through around an outer edge causing a power loss at 1;300 FT after take off. A successful off airport landing was made after the engine was shut down.
Narrative: While climbing out we experienced a reduction of power. [We] made 180 to return and observed puff of smoke. Smelled hot oil and heard a steady mute pounding. Shut off engine and landed on access road to fields. No injury; no damage to anyone or anything.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.