# Incident 19970330014489I: Cessna 172N, Buckeye, AZ, March 30, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3703° N, 112.5838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckeye, AZ, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3703&lon=-112.5838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2078E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2078E-2019-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,490 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970330014489I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ENGINE STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND VIBRATION UNACCEPTABLE TO CONTINUE LEVEL FLIGHT. THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY EMERGENCY LANDING ON A RUNWAY AT A NATURAL GAS PUMPING STATION 30 MILES WEST OF THE BUCKEYE VOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND TRANSPORTED BACK TO GLENDALE AVIATION AT GLENDALE AIRPORT (GEV) GLENDALE, AZ. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A VALVE TAPPET BODY. THE AIRFRAME DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE DURING THE COURSE OF THIS INCIDENT NOR DID EITHER OCCUPANT RECEIVE ANY INJURY.

## Other reports on N2078E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000818038639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000818038639A), Aug 18, 2000: Cessna 172N (N2078E), Flagstaff, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23)Pilot stated that he made a normal approach and after touch-down, ballooned slightly and added a small amount of power to correct. The a/c ballooned even…

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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