# Incident 20020914024159I: Cessna 172H, Littlefield, AZ, September 14, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2002, 13:10 local time
- Place: Littlefield, AZ
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8659° N, 113.9360° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Littlefield, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8659&lon=-113.9360&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4971R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4971R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020914024159I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE, A ROCKER ARM ON ONE OF THE ENGINE EXHAUST VALVES FAILED. DUE TO THE ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, THE PILOT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A RURAL HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE OR INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. THE OWNER'S MECHANIC WAS TO FILE AN M OR D REPORT.

## Other reports on N4971R (1)

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

- [Incident 19980914034059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980914034059I), Sep 14, 1998: Cessna 172H (N4971R), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Taxiing off this runway onto taxiway charlie, at night the student taxied into a ditch. The instructor (bergson) felt the lighting on the taxiways at this…

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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