# Incident 20030420014819I: Cessna 172, Fort Pierce, FL, April 20, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5129A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5129A-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030420014819I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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