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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Captiva Island, FL · July 14, 1997

Date: July 14, 1997 · 09:20 local
Place: Captiva Island, FL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N98RF
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,310 total1,001 in this make and model100 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 July 14, 1997, at approx. 0920 local time N98RF a Cessna 152, cruising at 1100 ft. MSL, in the vicinity of Captiva Island, FL experienced a loss of engine power and made an emergency landing on the beach area of Captiva Island, FL. No damage to aircraft, no injuries to the occupants. The aircraft was dismantled and carried to sarasota, FL where an inspection of the engine and fuel system was performed. The engine was test run, but would not develop full power. The carburetor was replaced with a servicible unit and the engine ran normally. The defective carburetor was sent out for repair/overhaul. Requested a report on findings.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 14, 1997, AT APPROX. 0920 LOCAL TIME N98RF A CESSNA 152, CRUISING AT 1100 FT. MSL, IN THE VICINITY OF CAPTIVA ISLAND, FL EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE BEACH AREA OF CAPTIVA ISLAND, FL. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISMANTLED AND CARRIED TO SARASOTA, FL WHERE AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN, BUT WOULD NOT DEVELOP FULL POWER. THE CARBURETOR WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICIBLE UNIT AND THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY. THE DEFECTIVE CARBURETOR WAS SENT OUT FOR REPAIR/OVERHAUL. REQUESTED A REPORT ON FINDINGS.