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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Middletown, MD · July 28, 1996

Date: July 28, 1996 · 11:30 local
Place: Middletown, MD
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N68234
Reported as: Cessna 152
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 574 total300 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days

N68234Registered now · Cessna 152S/N 15282203 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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: pilot stated that the aircraft was being maneuvered in a power-off stall practice procedure at 2,500 feet MSL. Upon recovery from the maneuver, the throttle was advanced and only 1500 RPM was produced by the engine. A system check of the magnetos and fuel along with carb heat was performed, which produced no correction or change in RPM. The aircraft was set into an off power glide attitude and an emergency was declared and landing made in field. After inspection of the aircraft engine, it was determined that a piece of the flapper valve from the carburetor heat box had broken off into the carburetor. The valve was replaced and the aircraft was returned to service and flown out of the field. A malfunction or defect report was submitted to this office.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING MANEUVERED IN A POWER-OFF STALL PRACTICE PROCEDURE AT 2,500 FEET MSL. UPON RECOVERY FROM THE MANEUVER, THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED AND ONLY 1500 RPM WAS PRODUCED BY THE ENGINE. A SYSTEM CHECK OF THE MAGNETOS AND FUEL ALONG WITH CARB HEAT WAS PERFORMED, WHICH PRODUCED NO CORRECTION OR CHANGE IN RPM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SET INTO AN OFF POWER GLIDE ATTITUDE AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND LANDING MADE IN FIELD. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A PIECE OF THE FLAPPER VALVE FROM THE CARBURETOR HEAT BOX HAD BROKEN OFF INTO THE CARBURETOR. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND FLOWN OUT OF THE FIELD. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED TO THIS OFFICE.

Other reports on N68234 · 1

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

Incident 19970731040319ILevel Off Touchdown · Frederick, MDNarrative: student pilot had hard landing on runway 5 at fdk resulting in damage to the nose landing gear. No injuries. [privacy data omitted]Jul 31, 1997 · Minor damage