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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172F · Deleon Springs, FL · April 6, 2003

Date: April 6, 2003 · 10:55 local
Place: Deleon Springs, FL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7830U
Reported as: Cessna 172F
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 428 total428 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N7830URegistered now · Cessna 172FS/N 17251830 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 172F Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) During a flight from lakeland, FL to lexington, SC the pilot experienced a drop in RPM to around 1000, this was due to the magneto going bad inflight and the engine being out of timing. The pilot was forced to land off airport at a horse racetrack in Deleon Springs. During the landing the pilot came in slightly fast and touched down midway down the track, which caused him to run off the end of the track. The aircraft came to rest in a chain link fence around a pool. The only damage to the aircraft was some scratches in the propeller. The aircraft had plenty of fuel and oil and would not start on the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING A FLIGHT FROM LAKELAND, FL TO LEXINGTON, SC THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A DROP IN RPM TO AROUND 1000, THIS WAS DUE TO THE MAGNETO GOING BAD INFLIGHT AND THE ENGINE BEING OUT OF TIMING. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT AT A HORSE RACETRACK IN DELEON SPRINGS. DURING THE LANDING THE PILOT CAME IN SLIGHTLY FAST AND TOUCHED DOWN MIDWAY DOWN THE TRACK, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO RUN OFF THE END OF THE TRACK. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A CHAIN LINK FENCE AROUND A POOL. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SOME SCRATCHES IN THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT HAD PLENTY OF FUEL AND OIL AND WOULD NOT START ON THE GROUND.