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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Kelseyville, CA · April 29, 2013

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Date
April 29, 2013 · 12:15 local
Place
Kelseyville, CA
Airport
Lampson
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N20800
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR13LA224
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320-E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
513 total300 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N20800Registration cancelled Dec 18, 2014 · Cessna 172MS/N 17263840 · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming O-320-E2D4 cycle

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What happened

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

Aircraft took off from Lampson field, on climb out, engine began running roughly, RPM dropped, pilot turned aircraft back for Lampson, then engine stopped. Pilot declared an emergency and noticed vineyard to his left . Pilot performed emergency approach parallel with rows of vines. Aircraft touched down in soft soil, slowed immediately and rolled approximately one hundred feet.

The airplane spun to the left and stopped.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM LAMPSON FIELD, ON CLIMB OUT, ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGHLY, RPM DROPPED, PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT BACK FOR LAMPSON, THEN ENGINE STOPPED. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND NOTICED VINEYARD TO HIS LEFT . PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY APPROACH PARALLEL WITH ROWS OF VINES. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN SOFT SOIL, SLOWED IMMEDIATELY AND ROLLED APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED FEET.

THE AIRPLANE SPUN TO THE LEFT AND STOPPED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR13LA224Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLakeport, CALoss of engine power during climb due to a failure of the No. 2 piston assembly; the reason for the failure could not be determined because of the extent of damage to the piston assembly.Apr 29, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N20800 · 1

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

Incident 19840907053279IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Upland, CAWing tip struck a parked aircraft while taxiing to a wash area. Limited distance between aircraft and taxi line.Sep 7, 1984 · Minor damage