# Incident 20170812017049I: Cessna 172S, Sarasota, FL, August 12, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2017, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N655PD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N655PD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,977 total, 600 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170812017049I

## Narrative

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

08-12-2017 CESSNA 172, N655PD EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON A DIRT ROAD. NO INJURIES.

UPON INSPECTION MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER WAS DAMAGED.

THE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. A M&D WAS NOT FILED.

## Other reports on N655PD (1)

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

- [Incident 20170111001349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170111001349I), Jan 11, 2017: Cessna 172S (N655PD), Sarasota, FL, Minor damage. On January 11, 2017, at 9:11 EDT time, a Cessna 172S, s/n 172S8655, landed at the Sarasota/Bradenton (ksrq) international airport. After touchdown, the…

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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