# Incident 20020523009839I: Cessna 172N, Ozark, AL, May 23, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2002, 15:11 local time
- Place: Ozark, AL
- Airport: Blackwell Field Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4591° N, 85.6405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozark, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4591&lon=-85.6405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5104D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5104D-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 70 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020523009839I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED ORMAND BEACH MUNICIPAL, OMN, EN ROUTE TO SELMA, CRAIG FIELD, SEM, IN N5104D AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 EDT. APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AND FORTY MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, AT 1511 CDT, THE PILOT REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENTLY A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER TO CAIRNS APPROACH. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE NEAREST AIRPORT, BLACKWELL, FIELD, 71J, AND LANDED ON HIGHWAY 231 ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OZARK AL. NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT RESULTED FROM THE EMERGENCY LANDING.

## Other reports on N5104D (2)

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

- [Accident 20160103000319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160103000319A), Jan 3, 2016: Cessna 172N (N5104D), Pender, NE, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On January 3, 2016, at approximately 1846 central standard time a Cessna 172 was substantially damaged due to impact with the terrain during descent. The…
- [Incident 19800531052179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800531052179I), May 31, 1980: Cessna 172N (N5104D), Wappingers Fall, NY. Pilot landing after smelling smoke. Found shorted landing light switch.

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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