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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172D · Front Royal, VA · September 17, 2022

Date: September 17, 2022 · 10:44 local
Place: Front Royal, VA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2671U
Reported as: Cessna 172D
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,412 total

N2671URegistered now · Cessna 172DS/N 17250271 · Built 1963 Airframe modelCessna 172D Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On September 17, 2022, at approximately 1044 local time, aircraft privacy data omitted, a Cessna 172D, made an emergency landing on interstate 66 west. The pilot stated that he was over the shenandoah valley north of Front Royal warren county airport (kfrr) in staright and level flight when he encountered what felt like wake turbulance, but very soft. The plane abruptly dropped 50 feet and had an immediate loss of power. The pilot immediatley went to glide speed, found a place to land and began to troubleshoot. He radioed winchester regional airport (kokv), declared an emergency and landed the aircraft on interstate 66 west. The pilot and one passender sustained no injuries. At that time the Virginia state police and FAA were notified.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1044 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 172D, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON INTERSTATE 66 WEST. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS OVER THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY NORTH OF FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY AIRPORT (KFRR) IN STARIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED WHAT FELT LIKE WAKE TURBULANCE, BUT VERY SOFT. THE PLANE ABRUPTLY DROPPED 50 FEET AND HAD AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT IMMEDIATLEY WENT TO GLIDE SPEED, FOUND A PLACE TO LAND AND BEGAN TO TROUBLESHOOT. HE RADIOED WINCHESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT (KOKV), DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON INTERSTATE 66 WEST. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENDER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. AT THAT TIME THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE AND FAA WERE NOTIFIED.