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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Bullard, TX · April 23, 1996

Date: April 23, 1996 · 10:35 local
Place: Bullard, TX
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N46748
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA178
Reported as: Cessna 152

N46748Registered now · Cessna 152S/N 15283098 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) The flight instructor and his student were executing touch & go landings in closed traffic at tarrant field when the engine "popped" & lost power. The instructor maneuvered the airplane for an emergency landing, and touched down past the mid-point of the runway. Braking action of the wet grass was nil, so the aircraft overran the remaining runway. The aircraft went thru two fences before nosing over & coming to rest in the inverted position. Examination of the engine revealed that an exhaust valve had failed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT WERE EXECUTING TOUCH & GO LANDINGS IN CLOSED TRAFFIC AT TARRANT FIELD WHEN THE ENGINE "POPPED" & LOST POWER. THE INSTRUCTOR MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING, AND TOUCHED DOWN PAST THE MID-POINT OF THE RUNWAY. BRAKING ACTION OF THE WET GRASS WAS NIL, SO THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT THRU TWO FENCES BEFORE NOSING OVER & COMING TO REST IN THE INVERTED POSITION. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT AN EXHAUST VALVE HAD FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96LA178Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBullard, TXfailure of an engine exhaust valve, which resulted in a loss of engine power, a forced landing, and subsequent damage to the airplane. Factors relating to the accident were: the tailwind, and the wet grass runway.Apr 23, 1996 · Substantial damage