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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Norco, CA · February 22, 2010

Date: February 22, 2010 · 08:30 local
Place: Norco, CA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1858Q
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total1,500 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N1858QRegistered now · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0258 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 177RG Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot stated after takeoff and climb there was a loud bang, vibration and loss of power. No control input was having an effect. The pilot radioed he was having an emergency and ATC directed him to the nearest airport. The pilot realized he was not going to make it to the airport and found a field to land in. Landing was successful with no additional damage to the aircraft or injuries. The aircraft was trailered to an aircraft repair facility.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED AFTER TAKEOFF AND CLIMB THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, VIBRATION AND LOSS OF POWER. NO CONTROL INPUT WAS HAVING AN EFFECT. THE PILOT RADIOED HE WAS HAVING AN EMERGENCY AND ATC DIRECTED HIM TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT AND FOUND A FIELD TO LAND IN. LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAILERED TO AN AIRCRAFT REPAIR FACILITY.