# Accident 20130429007989A: Cessna 172M, Kelseyville, CA, April 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2013, 12:15 local time
- Place: Kelseyville, CA
- Airport: Lampson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9875° N, 122.9006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9875&lon=-122.9006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20800, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20800-2014-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 513 total, 300 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130429007989A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR13LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA224), Apr 29, 2013: Cessna 172M (N20800), Lakeport, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss 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.

## Other reports on N20800 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840907053279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840907053279I), Sep 7, 1984: Cessna 172M (N20800), Upland, CA, Minor damage. Wing tip struck a parked aircraft while taxiing to a wash area. Limited distance between aircraft and taxi line.

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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