# Incident 19990825024559I: Cessna 172L, KY, August 25, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7084Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7084Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,000 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/19990825024559I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED ROUGH ENGINE AT CRUISE, ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND LOOSE POWER. EMERGENCY LANDING WAS INITIATED. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR THE 1 PASSENGER ABOARD. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPELLER. PRO;ELLER CONTACTED DIRT (NO POWER). POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED #3 CYL. HAD VALVE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT AND PILOT RECORDS ARE BEING FORWARDED TO THIS OFFICE.

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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