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FAA incident report · Cessna 172K · Grantsburg, WI · March 19, 2009

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Date
March 19, 2009 · 16:30 local
Place
Grantsburg, WI
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7263G
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total200 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N7263GRegistered now · Cessna 172KS/N 17258963 · Built 1970Airframe modelCessna 172KEngine 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.

In November of 2008, privacy data omitted experienced difficulties in obtaining static power above approximately 1700 RPM. The aircraft sat idle until February of 2009 when he had an IA perform an annual inspection. The IA troubleshot the engine's lack of power and determined it to be a fouling of the spark plugs. After replacement of the plugs with new, the engine was ground run and found to be operating normally, the aircraft was returned to service. The aircraft was flown on several ocassions following the annual inspection without incident. On the day of the incident privacy data omitted was attempting to land a private grass strip when he determined his approach was too long down the runway to make a safe landing, and elected to go around. He states that upon reaching approximately 200 feet AGL the engine began to run rough with a loss of power, much like what was experienced the previous November. After unsuccessfuly re-establishing power he elected to make a precautionary landing in a clearing.

As the FAA filed it

IN NOVEMBER OF 2008, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTIES IN OBTAINING STATIC POWER ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 1700 RPM. THE AIRCRAFT SAT IDLE UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2009 WHEN HE HAD AN IA PERFORM AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE IA TROUBLESHOT THE ENGINE'S LACK OF POWER AND DETERMINED IT TO BE A FOULING OF THE SPARK PLUGS. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE PLUGS WITH NEW, THE ENGINE WAS GROUND RUN AND FOUND TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN ON SEVERAL OCASSIONS FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL INSPECTION WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP WHEN HE DETERMINED HIS APPROACH WAS TOO LONG DOWN THE RUNWAY TO MAKE A SAFE LANDING, AND ELECTED TO GO AROUND. HE STATES THAT UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH WITH A LOSS OF POWER, MUCH LIKE WHAT WAS EXPERIENCED THE PREVIOUS NOVEMBER. AFTER UNSUCCESSFULY RE-ESTABLISHING POWER HE ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A CLEARING.