# Incident 20160801012919I: Cessna 172RG, Hogg Island, VA, August 1, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2016, 06:00 local time
- Place: Hogg Island, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4800V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4800V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160801012919I

## Narrative

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

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 19960101001279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960101001279I), Jan 1, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N4800V), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: 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…

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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