# Incident 19990802025079I: Cessna 2105, Klamath Falls, OR, August 2, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1999, 12:30 local time
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2158° N, 121.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath Falls, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2158&lon=-121.7758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8260Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8260Z-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5(205) (registry code 2073202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total, 250 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990802025079I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CLAMATH FALLS, OREGON (LMT). AFTER 1 HOUR OF CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOOSE R.P.M. THE ENGINE SURGED BETWEEN 1600 AND 1700 R.P.M. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE #5 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FAILED AND DAMAGED THE #5 PISTON AND OTHER CYLINDERS AND CYLINDER COMPONENTS. REVIEW OF THE ENGINE MAINTENANCE RECORDS DID NOT INDICATE ANY ABNORMAL OR CAUSAL FACTORS. INSPECTOR JOHN R. CLARK ASKED THE AIRCRAFT OWNER TO HAVE THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER SUBMIT A M&D REPORT, FAA FORM 8010-4. THERE WAS NO FURTHER AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AS THE RESULT OF THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N8260Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20190719016629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190719016629A), Jul 19, 2019: Cessna 210-5(205) (N8260Z), Dallesport, WA, Destroyed. Pilot taxied to runway 31 at kdls and ran up the engine with full runway in front of him. Pilot was closely monitoring engine instruments during takeoff roll…

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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