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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Ft Lauderdale, FL · October 28, 1996

Date: October 28, 1996 · 20:30 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N52276
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D2C
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total1,200 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N52276Registration cancelled Mar 13, 2009 · Cessna 172PS/N 17274476 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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: N499A52276, a Cessna 172P, departed ft. Lauderdale executive airport (fxe) at approximately 1900 EDT on October 28, 1996. The local flight was conducted under visual meteorological conditions, with three occupants on board. The aircraft left fxe and climbed to the n.w. at approximately 2000 feet, the engine began to run rough and lost power. The pilot in command noted a tapping noise, high cylinder head temperature, and an inability to maintain altitude. An emergency landing was made on a highway with no damage to the aircraft and no injuries. Investigation revealed that the #3 cylinder exhaust valve had stuck open, causing the valve pushrod and housing to be damaged. The cylinder assy. Was replaced with a serviceable unit and the aircraft was returned to service. A malfunction and defect report was submitted to the FAA.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: N499A52276, A CESSNA 172P, DEPARTED FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE) AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 EDT ON OCTOBER 28, 1996. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WITH THREE OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT FXE AND CLIMBED TO THE N.W. AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOST POWER. THE PILOT IN COMMAND NOTED A TAPPING NOISE, HIGH CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE, AND AN INABILITY TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE ON A HIGHWAY WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE #3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE HAD STUCK OPEN, CAUSING THE VALVE PUSHROD AND HOUSING TO BE DAMAGED. THE CYLINDER ASSY. WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE FAA.