# Incident 19990223020979I: Cessna 150L, California City, CA, February 23, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1999, 09:15 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1258° N, 117.9859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of California City, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1258&lon=-117.9859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5374Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990223020979I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NARRATIVE: - WHILE OPERATING AT CRUISE, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL, #3 CYLINDER DEVELOPS METAL FATIGUE AND SEPARATES AT FIN AREA CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE.  - PILOT MAKES AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE HONDA MOTORS INC. TEST TRACK, LOCATED APPROX. 10 MILES NORTH OF CALIFORNIA CITY, CA - NO INJURY TO ANYONE ON BOARD OR ON THE GROUND. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THE EMERGENCY LANDING. ENGINE BAFFLE DAMAGE. - ENGINE #3 CYLINDER CHANGED IN THE FIELD AND AIRCRAFT FLOWN BACK TO HOME BASE, INYOKERN AIRPORT, INYOKERN, CA    NOTE: AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. PILOT WAS INSTRUCTING AT THE TIME THE #3 CYLINDER FAILED. AIRCRAFT WAS 2 HOURS OVERDUE FOR A 100 HR INSP.

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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