# Incident 20090707011409I: Cessna 172N, Hermiston, OR, July 7, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2009, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hermiston, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8331° N, 119.2847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hermiston, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8331&lon=-119.2847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739WM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739WM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 210 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090707011409I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  THE PIC SAID HE WAS DESCENDING OUT OF 8,000 FEET WHEN HE STARTED GETTING A LOT OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND OIL SPRAYING ON THE WIND SCREEN.  THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN REAL ROUGH WITH A LOW RPM ON THE TACHOMETER.  THE PIC WAS ABLE TO GLIDE THE AIRCRAFT AND LAND ON A ROAD WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCAFT OTHER THAN THE ENGINE.

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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