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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172F · Cocoa, FL · May 26, 2013

Date: May 26, 2013 · 12:36 local
Place: Cocoa, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5505R
Reported as: Cessna 172F
Reported engine: Continental 0-300-D
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 186 total170 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N5505RRegistered now · Cessna 172FS/N 17253077 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 172F Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Flight from 2RR (river ranch) to ktix (space coast) approx 6 miles from ktix at 3000 ft AGL the engine started running very rough and lost power.

Without adequate power to make the airport the brevard county landfill was chosen as the safest alternative landing area.

The aircraft landed on a perimeter road inside the landfill without incident.

The loss of power was due to a broken rocker arm on number 3 cylinder.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT FROM 2RR (RIVER RANCH) TO KTIX (SPACE COAST) APPROX 6 MILES FROM KTIX AT 3000 FT AGL THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND LOST POWER.

WITHOUT ADEQUATE POWER TO MAKE THE AIRPORT THE BREVARD COUNTY LANDFILL WAS CHOSEN AS THE SAFEST ALTERNATIVE LANDING AREA.

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A PERIMETER ROAD INSIDE THE LANDFILL WITHOUT INCIDENT.

THE LOSS OF POWER WAS DUE TO A BROKEN ROCKER ARM ON NUMBER 3 CYLINDER.