20041007027719I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Granite Bay, CA · October 7, 2004

Date: October 7, 2004 · 17:07 local
Place: Granite Bay, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N2280E
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total900 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N2280ERegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2011 · Cessna 172NS/N 17271217 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 10-07-2004, 1707 PDT, a Cessna 172N (N2280E), executed a non-eventful emergency landing in the folsom lake parking lot near Granite Bay, CA. The sole occupant/pilot (patrik eriksson 533067020) was 35 minutes into a post-maintenance flight when the engine started to vibrate violently. He reduced power and the vibration only slightly decreased. He declared an emergency and selected the lake's parking lot as the initial landing site. This parking lot is very large, and there was ample room to execute a safe landing. He is very familiar with the area and did not wish to continue the flight over densely populated areas. The aircraft was disassembled and trucked from the site. A malfunctioning lifter in the engine was determined to be the cause.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10-07-2004, 1707 PDT, A CESSNA 172N (N2280E), EXECUTED A NON-EVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE FOLSOM LAKE PARKING LOT NEAR GRANITE BAY, CA. THE SOLE OCCUPANT/PILOT (PATRIK ERIKSSON 533067020) WAS 35 MINUTES INTO A POST-MAINTENANCE FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. HE REDUCED POWER AND THE VIBRATION ONLY SLIGHTLY DECREASED. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND SELECTED THE LAKE'S PARKING LOT AS THE INITIAL LANDING SITE. THIS PARKING LOT IS VERY LARGE, AND THERE WAS AMPLE ROOM TO EXECUTE A SAFE LANDING. HE IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND DID NOT WISH TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT OVER DENSELY POPULATED AREAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND TRUCKED FROM THE SITE. A MALFUNCTIONING LIFTER IN THE ENGINE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE.