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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172 · Woodland, CA · April 23, 2011

Date
April 23, 2011 · 14:21 local
Place
Woodland, CA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N7036A
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,692 total800 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft was departing the Woodland watts airport (O41). Pilot reported his engine began to run rough. Pilot made a 180 degree turn to return to airport. When pilot saw smoke coming from the engine, he shut the engine down. The pilot made a successful off airport landing with no damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING THE WOODLAND WATTS AIRPORT (O41). PILOT REPORTED HIS ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. WHEN PILOT SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, HE SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. THE PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL OFF AIRPORT LANDING WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.