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FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Orlando, FL · October 13, 2006

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Date
October 13, 2006 · 14:00 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N956LP
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,313 total396 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days
N956LPRegistration cancelled Sep 3, 2010 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9956 · Built 2005Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On a flight from st. petersburg, Florida to st. augustine, Florida the pilot reported a rough running engine and landed in lal. He did not have maintenance personnel examine the engine. After making phone calls from the terminal the pilot privacy data omitted ^ ran up the aircraft and stated it ran fine so he took off again. While over Orlando he advised orl tower he was having engine trouble and could not make the airport. Pilot stated the engine was not developing full power and was going to land on interstate 4. He landed the aircraft on the eastbound lanes between john young parkway and orange blossom trail, six miles from orl. During the landing the aircraft sustained no damage but he bumped his head on the instrument panel. The Orlando fire department transported him to the Orlando regional medical center as he appeared to be disoriented. Examination of the aircraft and engine found no technical problems. A cup of clear water was drained from the right wing inboard sump. No water was found in the fuel filters. The engine was run for twenty minutes at various power settings, with no problems. The aircraft was determined airworthy and flown back to st. petersburg with no problems.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON A FLIGHT FROM ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA TO ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA THE PILOT REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND LANDED IN LAL. HE DID NOT HAVE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL EXAMINE THE ENGINE. AFTER MAKING PHONE CALLS FROM THE TERMINAL THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ RAN UP THE AIRCRAFT AND STATED IT RAN FINE SO HE TOOK OFF AGAIN. WHILE OVER ORLANDO HE ADVISED ORL TOWER HE WAS HAVING ENGINE TROUBLE AND COULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT. PILOT STATED THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER AND WAS GOING TO LAND ON INTERSTATE 4. HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE EASTBOUND LANES BETWEEN JOHN YOUNG PARKWAY AND ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, SIX MILES FROM ORL. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE BUT HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ORLANDO FIRE DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTED HIM TO THE ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AS HE APPEARED TO BE DISORIENTED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE FOUND NO TECHNICAL PROBLEMS. A CUP OF CLEAR WATER WAS DRAINED FROM THE RIGHT WING INBOARD SUMP. NO WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL FILTERS. THE ENGINE WAS RUN FOR TWENTY MINUTES AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS, WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED AIRWORTHY AND FLOWN BACK TO ST. PETERSBURG WITH NO PROBLEMS.