# Incident 19940115007109I: Cessna 152, Wilmington, DE, January 15, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1994, 14:30 local time
- Place: Wilmington, DE
- Airport: Greater Wilmington-New Castle
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7357&lon=-75.5321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49848, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49848) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 467 total, 282 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940115007109I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT W.L. ARCHER WAS GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO TONY LAROSA ON 01-15-94. ENROUTE TO THE PRACTICE AREA, A SLIGHT VIBRATION WAS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT AND CLIMBED FROM 2000' TO 2500', THE VIBRATION INCREASED. THE ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING APPROXIMATELY 2100 RPM WITH FULL THROTTLE. ATC WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND. AT APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT GLIDED TO A LANDING ON THE GRASS, SHORT OF RUNWAY 32 AND STOPPED ON TAXI WAY ECHO. THERE WERE NO INJURIES NOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED NO. 3 CYLINDER WAS SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE CASE. IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE CONNECTING ROD CAP BOLT (P/N SL 78027) IN THE NO. 3 CYLINDER. THIS OFFICE PLANS NO FURTHER ACTION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. AN M&D DATED 01-15-94 WAS SUBMITTED TO AFS-640. ASW MIDO 42 WAS NOTIFIED.

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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