# Incident 20011211036149I: Cessna 172M, Troy, MI, December 11, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2001, 16:30 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Troy/Oakland Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9359H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9359H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 375 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011211036149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 11, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 MR. JOHN BIAFORA TOOK OFF WITH N9359H (A WARREN FLYING CLUB PLANE) FROM TROY OAKLAND/TROY (7D2). THE PURPOSE OF THIS FLIGHT WAS TO LOG FLIGHT TIME FOR COMMERCIAL FLIGHT MANEUVERS. MR. ILYA KHAKHAM, FELLOW PILOT AND FRIEND WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT FOR AL THE FLIGHT TIME. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF MR. BIAFORA WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS POPPING AND HAD SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THIS RADIO COMMUNICATION WAS FROM SOMEONE ON THE GROUND. HE DECIDED TO GO BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND WHILE IN FLIGHT, HAVE SOMEONE VERIFY IF THERE WAS SMOKE. PILOT STATED HE HEARD SOMEONE SAY "YOUR CLEAN N9359H". A TOUCH AND GO WAS ATTEMPTED AND ABORTED ON TAKEOFF ROLL DUE TO SLUGGISH POWER FROM THE ENGINE. THE PASSENGER/PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT AT THIS POINT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SO DID THE PILOT IN COMMAND IN THE LEFT SEAT. THIS ACTION CAUSED BOTH MAIN TIRES TO BE GROUND OFF AND BLOWN. ADDITIONALLY, SKID MARKS WERE LEFT ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET ALL THE WAY TO SAFETY ZONE ON RUNWAY 27.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N9359H (1)

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

- [Incident 20000228023379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000228023379I), Feb 28, 2000: Cessna 172M (N9359H), Utica, MI, Minor damage. (-23)On ldg saw 3 deer on runway. Took evasive action & prop struck last deer. One prop blade small chip & bend. Pilot and 2 passengers no injuries. Deer…

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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