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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Michigan City, IN · February 24, 1995

Date: February 24, 1995 · 18:50 local
Place: Michigan City, IN
Airport: Michigan City Apt
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N64373
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total400 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the pilot stated that he was enroute from grand rapids, mi (grr) to dupage, IL (dpa) when he experienced a rough running engine. He declared an emergency and diverted to Michigan City, IN (mgc). The engine stopped running upon landing and the aircraft landed without further incident. An inspection of the engine revealed that the #3 cylinder exhaust valve failed. The #3 engine cylinder was replaced and the aircraft was returned to service. Closed 04/17/95.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ENROUTE FROM GRAND RAPIDS, MI (GRR) TO DUPAGE, IL (DPA) WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO MICHIGAN CITY, IN (MGC). THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING UPON LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE #3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FAILED. THE #3 ENGINE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. CLOSED 04/17/95.