What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 27, 1998, approximately 1830 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 152, N4568F, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a power failure near Durango, Colorado. The private pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was operated by Durango air service, inc. under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area personal flight which originated approximately 45 minutes before the accident. According to the pilot, he experienced a power failure and he performed a forced landing in an open field. The field was wet and soft, and the airplane nosed over during the landing roll. The veritcal stabilizer and left wing sustained damage. (.4) the pilot experienced a partial power failure and performed a forced landing to a field. The field was wet and soft; the nose wheel failed aft during the landing roll, and the airplane nosed over. Postimpact examination of the engine revealed that the castellated nut which held the throttle cable in place had backed off and separated from the airplane. The displacement of the throttle cable permitted the engine to transition to the idle position. (.23) no correvtive action for pilot is required. Maintenance counseling requested. See block 40. Found throttle linkage castrated nut backed-off from carburetor attach point. Engine failed to idle position.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 1830 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N4568F, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A POWER FAILURE NEAR DURANGO, COLORADO. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY DURANGO AIR SERVICE, INC. UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE EXPERIENCED A POWER FAILURE AND HE PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE FIELD WAS WET AND SOFT, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE VERITCAL STABILIZER AND LEFT WING SUSTAINED DAMAGE. (.4) THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER FAILURE AND PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD. THE FIELD WAS WET AND SOFT; THE NOSE WHEEL FAILED AFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. POSTIMPACT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE CASTELLATED NUT WHICH HELD THE THROTTLE CABLE IN PLACE HAD BACKED OFF AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE CABLE PERMITTED THE ENGINE TO TRANSITION TO THE IDLE POSITION. (.23) NO CORREVTIVE ACTION FOR PILOT IS REQUIRED. MAINTENANCE COUNSELING REQUESTED. SEE BLOCK 40. FOUND THROTTLE LINKAGE CASTRATED NUT BACKED-OFF FROM CARBURETOR ATTACH POINT. ENGINE FAILED TO IDLE POSITION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.