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FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Concord, CA · May 1, 2007

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Date
May 1, 2007 · 17:00 local
Place
Concord, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1215U
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total1,000 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days
N1215URegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17266912Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot took off from hayward airport for a routine traffic watch flight. Approx 2 hours into the flight over highway 4 in Concord/pittsburg CA the aircraft developed a rough engine. Enroute to Concord airport the aircraft started to lose oil pressure and smoke was seen coming from the tail of the aircraft. The pilot chose to land the aircraft on highway 4, thinking he would not make it to Concord which was approx 5 miles away. The pilot landed the aircraft on highway 4 with traffic without incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM HAYWARD AIRPORT FOR A ROUTINE TRAFFIC WATCH FLIGHT. APPROX 2 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT OVER HIGHWAY 4 IN CONCORD/PITTSBURG CA THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A ROUGH ENGINE. ENROUTE TO CONCORD AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOSE OIL PRESSURE AND SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT CHOSE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON HIGHWAY 4, THINKING HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO CONCORD WHICH WAS APPROX 5 MILES AWAY. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON HIGHWAY 4 WITH TRAFFIC WITHOUT INCIDENT.