# Incident 20020818022589I: Cessna 172K, Altus, OK, August 18, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2002, 15:50 local time
- Place: Altus, OK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6571° N, 99.3090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altus, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6571&lon=-99.3090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5135G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5135G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020818022589I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE LOST POWER NEAR THE ALTUS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT IN AN OPEN FIELD RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL PANT, LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE INTAKE VALVE KEEPERS ON THE #3 CYLINDER FAILED ALLOWING THE INTAKE VALVE TO BE INGESTED INTO THE CYLINDER. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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