What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on June 1, 1996, at approximately 0930 hours (local), a Cessna 175, N8220T, which was being piloted by a private pilot, landed on interstate 25 near pecos, new Mexico. The aircraft began experiencing signs of engine problems near truchas, new Mexico. The pilot stated the engine began to run rough, smoothed out for a short time, then began to run very rough. At this point, the pilot elected to make a precautionary landing on interstate 25 rather than continue to his destination. Postflight examination of the engine revealed a stuck exhaust valve and a dead magneto. The aircraft had an annual in April of 1996. Other than the internal failure of the engine, the aircraft sustained no damage. Pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 1, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 HOURS (LOCAL), A CESSNA 175, N8220T, WHICH WAS BEING PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, LANDED ON INTERSTATE 25 NEAR PECOS, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN EXPERIENCING SIGNS OF ENGINE PROBLEMS NEAR TRUCHAS, NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, SMOOTHED OUT FOR A SHORT TIME, THEN BEGAN TO RUN VERY ROUGH. AT THIS POINT, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON INTERSTATE 25 RATHER THAN CONTINUE TO HIS DESTINATION. POSTFLIGHT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A STUCK EXHAUST VALVE AND A DEAD MAGNETO. THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ANNUAL IN APRIL OF 1996. OTHER THAN THE INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
Other reports on N8220T · 2
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