# Incident 20130427006949I: Cessna 172L, Sun Valley, CA, April 27, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2013, 10:50 local time
- Place: Sun Valley, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2175° N, 118.3704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sun Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2175&lon=-118.3704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19710, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,700 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130427006949I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKE OFF FROM WHP, FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTRUMENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A POWER FAILURE.  THE INSTRUCTOR/PIC TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED OFF AIRPORT ON A DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER (DWP) SERVICE ROAD.  THE PILOT INDICATED THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS NOT SEATED IN POSITION.

THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO SET THE FUEL VALVE TO THE ON POSITION AND START THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY. THE PILOT STATED THAT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREED TO ALLOW HIM TO TAKE OFF AND RETURN TO WHP.

(REPORT TO BE AMENDED WHEN ADDITONAL PILOT INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED.)

TIMES OBTAINED AND REPORT AMENDED 6/24/2013.

## Other reports on N19710 (1)

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

- [Accident 20220108000372A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220108000372A), Jan 8, 2022: Cessna 172L (N19710), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot of aircraft, a Cessna 172, was taxied into by another aircraft.

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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