Goatrider:

It should be tracked and reporting engine failures should be stricter than reporting gunshot wounds.

More people would benefit if a pilot reported that he had an engine failure and the exact nature and reason for that engine failure than if he reported that he had a gunshot wound.

The percentage of engine failures may be small and some of them may have occurred due to poor maintenance, but if small airplane engine manufacturers had the same mindset as Saab and Volvo engineers who are notified of accidents in Sweden, those manufacturers would do a better job of making more reliable small aircraft engines.

Bountyhunter