# Incident 20041003024589I: Cessna 152, Fairfield, CA, October 3, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2004
- Place: Fairfield, CA
- Airport: Travis Afb
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2645° N, 121.9241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRAVIS AFB (SUU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2645&lon=-121.9241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65415, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65415) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 85 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041003024589I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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