# Accident 19960423046269A: Cessna 152, Bullard, TX, April 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1996, 10:35 local time
- Place: Bullard, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1402° N, 95.3109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1402&lon=-95.3109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46748, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46748) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960423046269A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW96LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA178), Apr 23, 1996: Cessna 152 (N46748), Bullard, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure 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…

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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