# Incident 19960926034099I: Cessna 172N, Charleston, WV, September 26, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1996, 11:45 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Yeager
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3731° N, 81.5932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Yeager Airport (CRW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3731&lon=-81.5932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737FP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960926034099I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: WHILE ENROUTE FROM (44N) TO (VXV) IN CRUISE FLIGHT @ 3400' MSL PILOT EXPERIENCED ROUGH ENGINE OPERATION AND FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE. FULL THROTTLE WOULD PRODUCE 1800 RPM, OIL PRESSURE STABILIZED @ BOTTOM OF GREEN ARC. PILOT REQUESTED VECTORS TO CRW ATC PROVIDED VECTORS TO RWY 05, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF ENGINE REVEALED #3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FAILURE @ VALVE STEM. SECONDARY DAMAGE TO #3 CYCLINDER AND PISTON. REMAINDER OF VALVE FOUND IN VALVE GUIDE AND DOWNSTREAM IN MUFFLER ASSEMBLY. 8010-4 MALFUNCTION REPORT SUBMITTED BY EA-09. NO OBVIOUS VISUAL FAILURE CASE NOTED. NO RECORD OF VALVE REPLACEMENT SINCE NEW.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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