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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 150L · San Antonio, TX · February 16, 1995

Date
February 16, 1995 · 17:25 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
Stinson Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
JD2R
Aircraft
N3XZ
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total300 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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.

Narrative: on February 16, 1995, aircraft N3XZ, a Cessna model 150L, experienced engine vibration and loss of power at 2400 ft. MSL while returning to Stinson field. Mr. Dimitris, a certified flight instructor, was conducting a training flight during the incident and he elected to land on a field about 8 miles south of Stinson. Maintenance discovered that the #2 engine cylinder head assembly had broken at the rocker arm boss area. There were no injuries to either the instructor or student pilot, the aircraft was not damaged during the landing. This office considers this matter closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 16, 1995, AIRCRAFT N3XZ, A CESSNA MODEL 150L, EXPERIENCED ENGINE VIBRATION AND LOSS OF POWER AT 2400 FT. MSL WHILE RETURNING TO STINSON FIELD. MR. DIMITRIS, A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WAS CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLIGHT DURING THE INCIDENT AND HE ELECTED TO LAND ON A FIELD ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH OF STINSON. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE #2 ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN AT THE ROCKER ARM BOSS AREA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER THE INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS MATTER CLOSED.

Other reports on N3XZ · 1

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