# Incident 20071218830799I: Cessna 150M, Victorville, CA, December 18, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2007, 09:30 local time
- Place: Victorville, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5361° N, 117.2912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Victorville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5361&lon=-117.2912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8545U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8545U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: AMTR O200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071218830799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE FLYING 800 FEET AGL, THE #2 ENGINE CYLINDER SNAPPED IN HALF (HORIZONTALLY). THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VICTORVILLE, CA. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE, OR WINGS. THE ENGINE HAD 922 OPERATING HOURS SINCE MAJOR 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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