# Incident 20051022030839I: Cessna 172M, Harris, MN, October 22, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2005, 19:30 local time
- Place: Harris, MN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5886° N, 92.9882° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harris, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5886&lon=-92.9882&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1180U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1180U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 33 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051022030839I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE THE PILOT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND THEN A LOSS OF RPM'S AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WENT TO ZERO. HE THEN MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR HARRIS, MN ON INTERSTATE 35. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RUSH CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED BY THE OWNER AND MECHANIC ONCE THE TEARDOWN AND EVALUATION OF THE ENGINE IS COMPLETE.

## Other reports on N1180U (2)

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

- [Accident 20151120021049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151120021049A), Nov 20, 2015: Cessna 172M (N1180U), Rush City, MN, Substantial damage. Student pilot was on first solo flight. On 9th landing, aircraft departed right side of runway shortly after landing. Aircraft sunk into soft ground and tipped…
- [Incident 19900313011519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900313011519I), Mar 13, 1990: Cessna 172M (N1180U), Wilmington, DE. Left gear strut separated on landing roll. Aircraft veered off runway. Bolt had sheared.

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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