# Incident 20020812037109I: Cessna 182S, Rochester, NY, August 12, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2002, 18:45 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N926WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N926WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020812037109I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2002, A CESSNA 182, N926WB, TOOK OFF FROM THE ROCHESTER MONROE COUNTY AIRPORT. AFTER REACHING 2000 FEET, THE PILOT, STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. HEN THEN CALLED ROCHESTER TOWER FOR CLEARANCE TO RETURN AND LAND. CRASH AND RESCUE RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO PIEDMONT/HAWTHORNE FBO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE MECHANICS AT PIEDMONT/HAWTHORNE FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A STUCK EXHAUST VALVE IN THE #2 CYLINDER. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER, LYCOMING, HAS SERVICE BULLETIN #388B OUT ON THIS ENGINE THAT MUST BE DONE EVERY 400 HOURS. THE TACH TIME ON THIS ENGINE WAS ONLY 378.5 HOURS AND THE WORK CALLED FOR IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN REQUIRES SPECIAL TOOLS WHICH NEED TO BE OBTAINED FROM LYCOMING. THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE ON AUGUST 23, 2002. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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