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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172K · Lompoc, CA · August 10, 2021

Date
August 10, 2021 · 14:00 local
Place
Lompoc, CA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N79203
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,033 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During level cruise flight, engine quit, pilot tried to make Lompoc airport. The pilot determined Lompoc was too FAR and elected to land on a soccer field. The pilot made a successful emergency landing with no damage to the aircraft or property.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT, ENGINE QUIT, PILOT TRIED TO MAKE LOMPOC AIRPORT. THE PILOT DETERMINED LOMPOC WAS TOO FAR AND ELECTED TO LAND ON A SOCCER FIELD. THE PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY.