# Incident 20090319005589I: Cessna 172K, Grantsburg, WI, March 19, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2009, 16:30 local time
- Place: Grantsburg, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7838° N, 92.6773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grantsburg, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7838&lon=-92.6773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7263G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7263G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 200 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090319005589I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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