# Accident 19980719016209A: Cessna 152, Philippi, WV, July 19, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 19, 1998, 20:35 local time - Place: Philippi, WV - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.1473° N, 80.0504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philippi, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1473&lon=-80.0504&mi=10 - Aircraft: N69193, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69193-2007-10-05) (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 - Reported engine: LYC O235L2C - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,348 total, 684 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA149) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980719016209A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.4) ON JULY 19, 1998, ABOUT 2035 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N69193, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR PHILIPPI, WEST VIRGINIA. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE DUAL INSTRUCTION FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM BENEDUM FIELD, CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, ABOUT 1945, AND WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. IN THE NTSB FORM 6120.1/2, PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND DROPPED TO 1,300 RPM. THE AIRPLANE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, AND A FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED ON AN UNEVEN FIELD, DURING WHICH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AN INSPECTOR FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA), REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, ON THE LEVEL PORTION OF A FIELD. IT THEN ENCOUNTERED RISING TERRAIN, WHERE THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE GROUND, COLLAPSED REARWARD, AND PUNCTURED THE LOWER FUSELAGE. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS TWISTED IN THE AIRPLANE AND SKIN WRINKLES WERE OBSERVED ABOVE THE FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BENT AND THE FIREWALL WAS WRINKLED. THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A LYCOMING O-235-L2C ENGINE. THE FAA INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE NUMBER 2 EXHAUST VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE VALVE GUIDE, AND THE VALVE HEAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VALVE STEM. THE VALVE GUIDE WITH VALVE STEM STUCK IN IT WAS LOOSE IN THE ENGINE AND FELL OUT OF THE ENGINE WHEN THE VALVE COVER WAS REMOVED. THE PORTION OF THE VALVE GUIDE THAT WAS EXPOSED IN THE ROCKER ARM AREA WAS COVERED WITH A CARBON LIKE SUBSTANCE SIMILAR TO COKING. PORTIONS OF THE VALVE HEAD WERE RECOVERED FROM THE EXHAUST AND INTAKE MANIFOLDS. THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON OCTOBER 21, 1997, 172.3 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE NUMBERS 1, 3, AND 4 CYLINDERS WERE INSTALLED ON MARCH 2, 1998, 51 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CHIEF INSPECTOR FOR KCI AVIATION REPORTED THAT HE EXAMINED THE OTHER INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES FROM THE ROCKER ARM SIDE OF THE CYLINDERS, AND NONE HAD ANY COKING VISIBLE ON THEM. ## 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 NYC98LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA149), Jul 20, 1998: Cessna 152 (N69193), Philippi, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: Was the failure of an exhaust valve. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable landing area encountered by the pilot. ## Other reports on N69193 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19800719027469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719027469A), Jul 19, 1980: Cessna 152 (N69193), Perry, NY, Substantial damage. Student pilot tried to take off in 12 to 18 inch hay field. Ran through hedge row, flipped inverted. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.