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FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Ft. Lauderdale, FL · January 7, 2003

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Date
January 7, 2003 · 13:42 local
Place
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6631H
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total500 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On January 7, 2003, pilot mark j. mcauley and friend departed (khwo) north perry airport to (kpmp) pompano air park approximately at 1000 local, two hours into flight pilot in command noticed his RPM was dropping. He decided to get near US27 for safety reasons. Several minutes later he noticed also that his engine oil temperature was exceeding normal operating range, he decided then to set the airplane down on a dirt road next to US27. It was a normal landing with no damage to aircraft/property, no injuries involved.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 7, 2003, PILOT MARK J. MCAULEY AND FRIEND DEPARTED (KHWO) NORTH PERRY AIRPORT TO (KPMP) POMPANO AIR PARK APPROXIMATELY AT 1000 LOCAL, TWO HOURS INTO FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND NOTICED HIS RPM WAS DROPPING. HE DECIDED TO GET NEAR US27 FOR SAFETY REASONS. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER HE NOTICED ALSO THAT HIS ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS EXCEEDING NORMAL OPERATING RANGE, HE DECIDED THEN TO SET THE AIRPLANE DOWN ON A DIRT ROAD NEXT TO US27. IT WAS A NORMAL LANDING WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT/PROPERTY, NO INJURIES INVOLVED.