20041003024589I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Fairfield, CA · October 3, 2004

Date: October 3, 2004
Place: Fairfield, CA
Airport: Travis Afb
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N65415
Reported as: Cessna 152
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 120 total85 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N65415Registered now · Cessna 152S/N 15281537 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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) On a flight from watsonville (wvi) to university airport, davis CA. (0O5), the pilot reported the engine began to sputter and lower power. The pilot contacted approach and declared an emergency, he was routed to Travis Afb CA. The pilot landed safely with no damage or injury. Maintenance inspected the aircraft finding the spark plugs were oil fowled. The engine is a high time in service and is using oil. The plugs were cleaned and the aircraft flown back to davis. Maintenance indicates the engine will be removed for overhaul.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON A FLIGHT FROM WATSONVILLE (WVI) TO UNIVERSITY AIRPORT, DAVIS CA. (0O5), THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOWER POWER. THE PILOT CONTACTED APPROACH AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, HE WAS ROUTED TO TRAVIS AFB CA. THE PILOT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FINDING THE SPARK PLUGS WERE OIL FOWLED. THE ENGINE IS A HIGH TIME IN SERVICE AND IS USING OIL. THE PLUGS WERE CLEANED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLOWN BACK TO DAVIS. MAINTENANCE INDICATES THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL.