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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Boca Raton, FL · August 14, 2015

Date
August 14, 2015 · 07:35 local
Place
Boca Raton, FL
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
S9YS
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N5197K
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total

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What happened

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

Instructor pilot, privacy data omitted and student were conducting training exercises in a training area west of Boca Raton, Florida. At approximately 0735, instructor muia squawked 7700 and transmitted on 121.5 that he was losing his engine. Vibration was excessive at a power setting necessary to maintain altitude so instructor muia decided to make a precautionary landing on a dirt road away from congested areas. Landing was without incident and no damage or injury sustained.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND STUDENT WERE CONDUCTING TRAINING EXERCISES IN A TRAINING AREA WEST OF BOCA RATON, FLORIDA. AT APPROXIMATELY 0735, INSTRUCTOR MUIA SQUAWKED 7700 AND TRANSMITTED ON 121.5 THAT HE WAS LOSING HIS ENGINE. VIBRATION WAS EXCESSIVE AT A POWER SETTING NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE SO INSTRUCTOR MUIA DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD AWAY FROM CONGESTED AREAS. LANDING WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT AND NO DAMAGE OR INJURY SUSTAINED.

Other reports on N5197K · 1

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