# Incident 20030216002449I: Cessna 172K, Hopedale, MA, February 16, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2003, 13:35 local time
- Place: Hopedale, MA
- Airport: Hopedale Industrial Park Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1065° N, 71.5101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOPEDALE INDUSTRIAL PARK (1B6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1065&lon=-71.5101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7070G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7070G) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 187 total, 100 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030216002449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) A CESSNA MODEL CE-172, N7070G, FLYING 2 MILES NW OF HOPEDALE AIRPORT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT HOPEDALE, MA WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 1346. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS AT 5500 FEET HEADING NORTH TO ALTON BAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. PILOT APPLIED CARB HEAT TO NO AVAIL. PILOT STATED HE MOVED THE MIXTURE TO FULL RICH AND ENGINE CONTINUED TO SURGE. PILOT CHECKED MAGS ON BOTH AND ALL INSTRUMENTS IN THE GREEN. ENGINE RPM SURGED FROM 1000 TO 1500. SURGING BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND BECAME LESS FREQUENT. PILOT KEPT THE THROTTLE BACK TO PREVENT SURGING DURING THE FLARE. AIRCRAFT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP FOR ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PILOT STATED HE RE-TOOK THE FUEL SAMPLES AND FOUND SAND, GRASS AND ICE IN THE FUEL.

## Other reports on N7070G (1)

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

- [Incident 19930809036989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930809036989I), Aug 9, 1993: Cessna 172K (N7070G), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. Pilot struck a runway light upon landing and turning onto taxiway. Pilot reported flaps inoperative. Had high speed

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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