# Incident 19990411018599I: Cessna 172P, Divide, CO, April 11, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1999, 11:45 local time
- Place: Divide, CO
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9450° N, 105.1619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Divide, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9450&lon=-105.1619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99243, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99243) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 310 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990411018599I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1145 MDT, THE PILOT OF N99243 (A CESSNA MODEL CE-172-P) CONTACTED COS TOWER AND REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE WAS LOOSING RPM AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD NEAR DIVIDE, COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. UPON INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST VALVE LIFTER ON THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER HAD COLLAPSED. THE LIFTER WAS REMOVED AND CLEANED, REINSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FROM THE FIELD TO ITS HOME BASE AIRPORT (COS) WITH NO FURTHERINCIDENT. THE PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER FAR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## Other reports on N99243 (3)

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

- [Accident 20180722017579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180722017579A), Jul 22, 2018: Cessna 172P (N99243), Peyton, CO, Substantial damage. While practicing a short field landing, on runway 33, the aircraft veered to the right after touchdown. Both the student pilot and DPE applied left rudder in…
- [Incident 20091122025799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091122025799I), Nov 22, 2009: Cessna 172P (N99243), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. The solo student pilot was practicing landings at Colorado Springs airport (kcos) on runway 17L and 12. Winds were reported at 140 v 170 14G20. After eight…
- [Incident 19920322014699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920322014699I), Mar 22, 1992: Cessna 172P (N99243), Syracuse, KS, Minor damage. Pilot mistook access road for airport. Rolled onto a highway before stopping. Aircraft suffered minor damage.

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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