# Incident 20130420006259I: Cessna T206H, West Sacramento, CA, April 20, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2013, 14:12 local time
- Place: West Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Chp Academy
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5988° N, 121.5605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHP ACADEMY (60CL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5988&lon=-121.5605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521HP-2024-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A (registry code 42004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-aj1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AJ1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130420006259I

## Narrative

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

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 20010721032489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010721032489I), Jul 21, 2001: Cessna T206H (N521HP), 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…

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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