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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T206H · West Sacramento, CA · April 20, 2013

Date: April 20, 2013 · 14:12 local
Place: West Sacramento, CA
Airport: Chp Academy
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N521HP
Reported as: Cessna T206H
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N521HPRegistration cancelled Aug 23, 2024 · Cessna T206HS/N T20608205 · Built 2000 Airframe modelCessna T206H Engine modelLycoming TIO-540-AJ1AReciprocating

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What happened

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Calififornia highway patrol aircraft which is public use, experienced an engine failure and complete loss of power while flying over downtown Sacramento. The pilot made a sucessful landing at the nearby Chp Academy Airport. The aircraft had approximately 33 gallons of fuel on board. A mechanic inspected the aircraft and found a one way check valve stuck in a fuel vent valve. The stuck valve was cleaned and the aircraft engine ran sucessfully on the engine run-up check. The vent valve and check valve were subsequently replaced.

As the FAA filed it

CALIFIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL AIRCRAFT WHICH IS PUBLIC USE, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE FLYING OVER DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO. THE PILOT MADE A SUCESSFUL LANDING AT THE NEARBY CHP ACADEMY AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXIMATELY 33 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND A ONE WAY CHECK VALVE STUCK IN A FUEL VENT VALVE. THE STUCK VALVE WAS CLEANED AND THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE RAN SUCESSFULLY ON THE ENGINE RUN-UP CHECK. THE VENT VALVE AND CHECK VALVE WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED.

Other reports on N521HP · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20010721032489INormal Cruise · Sacramento, CA(-23) N521HP, Cessna T206H, being operated by the California highway patrol, was dispatched from auburn muni (aun) for surveillance mission. At 4,500 ft. MSL the pilot reported a strange "thump" followed by an unusual vibration. An emergency descent was…Jul 21, 2001