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A C172 pilot on a VFR flight plan experienced high cylinder head temperature and diverted to an uncontrolled airport. He was unable to contact ATC and a search was initiated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 705573 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 1mo.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 105 flight time type : 98 |
| ASRS Report | 705573 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After departing 3DW at XA00 on a VFR flight following; an indicator came on in the cockpit indicating a 500+ degree cylinder temperature for cylinder #1. I advised sgf approach for a request to deviate to lebanon; mo. The cylinder became hotter and I immediately landed at 1MO (mountain grove). Due to the distance from sgf and my desire to effectuate a precautionary landing; I was unable to relay my communication to sgf and cancel flight following. At 1MO; there was no cell phone reception and I did not call FSS from a landline and a search was initiated by sgf. Sgf eventually called 1MO and I confirmed we were safe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PLT ON A VFR FLT PLAN EXPERIENCED HIGH CYLINDER HEAD TEMP AND DIVERTED TO AN UNCTLED ARPT. HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT ATC AND A SEARCH WAS INITIATED.
Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING 3DW AT XA00 ON A VFR FLT FOLLOWING; AN INDICATOR CAME ON IN THE COCKPIT INDICATING A 500+ DEG CYLINDER TEMP FOR CYLINDER #1. I ADVISED SGF APCH FOR A REQUEST TO DEVIATE TO LEBANON; MO. THE CYLINDER BECAME HOTTER AND I IMMEDIATELY LANDED AT 1MO (MOUNTAIN GROVE). DUE TO THE DISTANCE FROM SGF AND MY DESIRE TO EFFECTUATE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG; I WAS UNABLE TO RELAY MY COM TO SGF AND CANCEL FLT FOLLOWING. AT 1MO; THERE WAS NO CELL PHONE RECEPTION AND I DID NOT CALL FSS FROM A LANDLINE AND A SEARCH WAS INITIATED BY SGF. SGF EVENTUALLY CALLED 1MO AND I CONFIRMED WE WERE SAFE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.