# Incident 20031013027109I: Cessna 172N, San Diego, CA, October 13, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2003, 16:30 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Brown Field Municipal
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5723° N, 116.9802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROWN FLD MUNI (SDM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5723&lon=-116.9802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3386E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3386E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031013027109I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 13, 2003, A CESSNA MODEL 172N WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHILE DEPARTING BROWN FIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SAN DIEGO, CA. SHORTLY FOLLOWING DEPARTURE THE PILOT DECLARED A MAYDAY DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT LANDED ON A DIRT ROAD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTH OF BROWN FIELD. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS. EXAMINATION OF THE INCIDENT DISCLOSED THAT ONE OF THE MAGNETO HOLD DOWN STUDS HAD BROKEN ALLOWING THE MAGNETO TO DISLOCATE FROM ITS MOUNT. THIS INCIDENT IS RELATED TO A NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION.

## Other reports on N3386E (3)

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

- [Incident 20171006022429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171006022429I), Oct 6, 2017: Cessna 172N (N3386E), Ramona, CA, Minor damage. Pilot performing touch and goes landed hard on the nose gear. After the first bounce the pilot assumed he might have had a propeller strike because he was…
- [Incident 19830731061819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830731061819I), Jul 31, 1983: Cessna 172N (N3386E), Hobe Sound, FL. Lost power and landed off airport. A seed was found in carburetor. Result of taxiing in grass with carb heat on.
- [Incident 19800707059979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800707059979I), Jul 7, 1980: Cessna 172 (N3386E), Arkadelphia, AR. Instructor noted low oil pressure, reduced power for emergency landing. Rod came loose, broke engine case.

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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