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FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Coalinga, CA · December 31, 1999

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Date
December 31, 1999 · 13:45 local
Place
Coalinga, CA
Airport
Harris Ranch Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N704VF
Reported as
Cessna 150M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total400 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N704VFRegistered now · Cessna 150MS/N 15078903Airframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Mr. Prager, a private pilot, ading as pilot in command of a Cessna 150-N7704VF, departed the salinas airport, salinas, California, on 12-32-1999 between the hours of 11:00 to 12:00 hours PST, with one passenger for a local sight seeing flight and no flight plan was filed.. While in the vicinity of huron, California, the aircraft engine began to run roughly. Unable to determine what the exact problem was, Mr. Prager made contact with another airborn aircraft pilot who advised that the Harris ranch airfield (308) was the closest point of landing. The assisting pilot called for emergency assistance from ground personnel and circles his aircraft over 308 until Mr. Prager landed safely without further problem. Mr. Prager did not communicate with any ATC facility during the incident and considered the landing precautionary. Post flight inspection determined the problem to be two stuck engine valves. The assisting police agencies (I.e. chp and sheriff) notified fat-twr-tracon. This incident is closed without further action.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. PRAGER, A PRIVATE PILOT, ADING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A CESSNA 150-N7704VF, DEPARTED THE SALINAS AIRPORT, SALINAS, CALIFORNIA, ON 12-32-1999 BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 11:00 TO 12:00 HOURS PST, WITH ONE PASSENGER FOR A LOCAL SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.. WHILE IN THE VICINITY OF HURON, CALIFORNIA, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY. UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE EXACT PROBLEM WAS, MR. PRAGER MADE CONTACT WITH ANOTHER AIRBORN AIRCRAFT PILOT WHO ADVISED THAT THE HARRIS RANCH AIRFIELD (308) WAS THE CLOSEST POINT OF LANDING. THE ASSISTING PILOT CALLED FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FROM GROUND PERSONNEL AND CIRCLES HIS AIRCRAFT OVER 308 UNTIL MR. PRAGER LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. MR. PRAGER DID NOT COMMUNICATE WITH ANY ATC FACILITY DURING THE INCIDENT AND CONSIDERED THE LANDING PRECAUTIONARY. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE TWO STUCK ENGINE VALVES. THE ASSISTING POLICE AGENCIES (I.E. CHP AND SHERIFF) NOTIFIED FAT-TWR-TRACON. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION.