What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On September 1, 1998, about 1702 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150H, N50009, registered to new market airport, inc., nosed over while making a forced landing following a loss of engine at Kill Devil hills, north carolina, while on title 14 CFR part 91 personal Flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no Flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the commercial-rated pilot and one passenger received minor injuries. The Flight originated from hatteras, north carolina, the same day, about 1615. The pilot stated he had refueled at manteo, north carolina, and then flew to hatteras, which took about 45 minutes. After being on the ground at hatteras for about one hour, he departed for the return trip to manteo. As he crossed over Kill Devil hills, he started to climb to a higher altitude to cross over the bay. About 1/4 of the way across the bay, the engine suddenly snapped and made a thud noise and then began to lose power and vibrate. He turned back toward Kill Devil hills, and tried to make it to First Flight Airport. The aircraft would not maintain altitude and he made a forced landing in a sandy area, at which time the aircraft nosed over. (.4) the pilot stated he applied full power and was climbing to a higher altitude as he crossed a bay. The engine suddenly made a loud noise and lost power. He turned back to the closest shore and an airport. He was unable to reach the airport and made a forced landing in a sandy area, at which time the aircraft nosed over. Postcrash examination of the engine by an FAA inspector showed the no. 1 cylinder exhaust valve head had broken off from the stem resulting in the no. 1 piston breaking and the no. 1 connecting rod bending. The no. 1 exhaust valve had accumulated 1,527 Flight hours since new. (-23) see narrative # MIA98LA235
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1998, ABOUT 1702 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150H, N50009, REGISTERED TO NEW MARKET AIRPORT, INC., NOSED OVER WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE AT KILL DEVIL HILLS, NORTH CAROLINA, WHILE ON TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HATTERAS, NORTH CAROLINA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1615. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD REFUELED AT MANTEO, NORTH CAROLINA, AND THEN FLEW TO HATTERAS, WHICH TOOK ABOUT 45 MINUTES. AFTER BEING ON THE GROUND AT HATTERAS FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR, HE DEPARTED FOR THE RETURN TRIP TO MANTEO. AS HE CROSSED OVER KILL DEVIL HILLS, HE STARTED TO CLIMB TO A HIGHER ALTITUDE TO CROSS OVER THE BAY. ABOUT 1/4 OF THE WAY ACROSS THE BAY, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SNAPPED AND MADE A THUD NOISE AND THEN BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND VIBRATE. HE TURNED BACK TOWARD KILL DEVIL HILLS, AND TRIED TO MAKE IT TO FIRST FLIGHT AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A SANDY AREA, AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. (.4) THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND WAS CLIMBING TO A HIGHER ALTITUDE AS HE CROSSED A BAY. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD NOISE AND LOST POWER. HE TURNED BACK TO THE CLOSEST SHORE AND AN AIRPORT. HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A SANDY AREA, AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR SHOWED THE NO. 1 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE HEAD HAD BROKEN OFF FROM THE STEM RESULTING IN THE NO. 1 PISTON BREAKING AND THE NO. 1 CONNECTING ROD BENDING. THE NO. 1 EXHAUST VALVE HAD ACCUMULATED 1,527 FLIGHT HOURS SINCE NEW. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE # MIA98LA235
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.