# Incident 20161118018579I: Cessna 182Q, Fresno, CA, November 18, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2016, 16:50 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97578, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97578) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 186 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161118018579I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON TAKEOFF CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH WITH INTERMITTENT POWER LOST AND DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A VACANT FIELD.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAIRING.

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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