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FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Torrance, CA · August 12, 1997

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Date
August 12, 1997 · 13:24 local
Place
Torrance, CA
Airport
Torrance Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4973F
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,820 total500 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days
N4973FRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17273111 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on August 12, 1997, at 1324 PDT, PIC karl messerschmidt and his student pilot, william lamar, declared an emergency due to a rough running engine at ontario airport. Upon further investigation, one of the valves had stuck. The cylinder was pulled out and a new valve and valve guide was installed. The engine was overhauled 556 hours ago by performance aero engines, inc. this incident is now closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 12, 1997, AT 1324 PDT, PIC KARL MESSERSCHMIDT AND HIS STUDENT PILOT, WILLIAM LAMAR, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AT ONTARIO AIRPORT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, ONE OF THE VALVES HAD STUCK. THE CYLINDER WAS PULLED OUT AND A NEW VALVE AND VALVE GUIDE WAS INSTALLED. THE ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED 556 HOURS AGO BY PERFORMANCE AERO ENGINES, INC. THIS INCIDENT IS NOW CLOSED.

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