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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Hogg Island, VA · August 1, 2016

Date: August 1, 2016 · 06:00 local
Place: Hogg Island, VA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4800V
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N4800VRegistered now · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0382 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172RG Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While fish spotting on the chesapeake bay,at 2500' cruise, 3 miles offshore from eastern shore, VA, engine started running rough, lost power. Made emergency landing on sandy beach at Hogg Island. (Uninhabited Island off of the eastern shore of Virginia.) Nose gear collapsed in soft sand. Aircraft was airlifted to a grass strip in birdsnest, VA 3 days later due to weather. FAA inspected aircraft and found a bent valve pushrod on aft left cylinder (#4). Only other minor damage was nose gear down and lock mechanism cracked. Aircraft will be transported to hummel field (W75) in saluda, VA for repairs and rts.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE FISH SPOTTING ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY,AT 2500' CRUISE, 3 MILES OFFSHORE FROM EASTERN SHORE, VA, ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, LOST POWER. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON SANDY BEACH AT HOGG ISLAND. (UNINHABITED ISLAND OFF OF THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA.) NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN SOFT SAND. AIRCRAFT WAS AIRLIFTED TO A GRASS STRIP IN BIRDSNEST, VA 3 DAYS LATER DUE TO WEATHER. FAA INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND A BENT VALVE PUSHROD ON AFT LEFT CYLINDER (#4). ONLY OTHER MINOR DAMAGE WAS NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK MECHANISM CRACKED. AIRCRAFT WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO HUMMEL FIELD (W75) IN SALUDA, VA FOR REPAIRS AND RTS.

Other reports on N4800V · 1

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

Incident 19960101001279ILevel Off Touchdown · Pontiac, MINarrative: N4800V a Cessna 172RG on an IFR flight from gaithersburg, MD to Pontiac, MI landed gear up at the Pontiac airport, Pontiac, MI. The aircraft received minor damage to belly inspection panels and radio antenna. Both propeller blades were bent equal…Jan 1, 1996 · Minor damage