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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · San Diego, CA · April 9, 1998

Date: April 9, 1998 · 09:45 local
Place: San Diego, CA
Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9477L
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 66 total66 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days

N9477LRegistered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17276562 · Built 1986 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine 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 April 9, 1998, Mr. Sergio gonzales, pilot in command of Cessna 172P, N9477L, departed myf, San Diego, California on a local pilot proficiency flight. Following rotation, as the aircraft began climbing, the PIC stated that he felt a vibration. The PIC elected to abort the take-off, over-running the runway striking an ILS localizor antenna. Damage to the aircraft was minor and there were no injuries to the pilot. Investigation revealed number 3 cylinder exhaust valve was sticking, causing the engine to run rough and lose power. Malfunction or defect form 8010-4, has been submitted with specific information regarding this malfunction. This incident did not involve a pilot deviation or NMAC.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 9, 1998, MR. SERGIO GONZALES, PILOT IN COMMAND OF CESSNA 172P, N9477L, DEPARTED MYF, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA ON A LOCAL PILOT PROFICIENCY FLIGHT. FOLLOWING ROTATION, AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN CLIMBING, THE PIC STATED THAT HE FELT A VIBRATION. THE PIC ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKE-OFF, OVER-RUNNING THE RUNWAY STRIKING AN ILS LOCALIZOR ANTENNA. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NUMBER 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE WAS STICKING, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT FORM 8010-4, HAS BEEN SUBMITTED WITH SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THIS MALFUNCTION. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION OR NMAC.