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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172 · Fort Pierce, FL · April 20, 2003

Date: April 20, 2003 · 14:00 local
Place: Fort Pierce, FL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N5129A
Reported as: Cessna 172
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N5129ARegistration cancelled May 4, 2015 · Cessna 172S/N 28129 · Built 1955 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Pilot experienced higher than normal right mag drop during preflight though it may be fouled plugs. After take off checked mag drop, in flight and engine stalled. After engine restart noticed oil pressure decreasing and landed on beach. During inspection, mechanic noticed that the right magneto had fallen off the mount and oil sprayed out. No attaching hardware could be found. Last inspection was in January of 2003.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED HIGHER THAN NORMAL RIGHT MAG DROP DURING PREFLIGHT THOUGH IT MAY BE FOULED PLUGS. AFTER TAKE OFF CHECKED MAG DROP, IN FLIGHT AND ENGINE STALLED. AFTER ENGINE RESTART NOTICED OIL PRESSURE DECREASING AND LANDED ON BEACH. DURING INSPECTION, MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT MAGNETO HAD FALLEN OFF THE MOUNT AND OIL SPRAYED OUT. NO ATTACHING HARDWARE COULD BE FOUND. LAST INSPECTION WAS IN JANUARY OF 2003.