# Accident 19980927034559A: Cessna 152, Durango, CO, September 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1998, 17:30 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2701° N, 107.8808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2701&lon=-107.8808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4568F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4568F) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 131 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA412) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980927034559A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## 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 FTW98LA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA412), Sep 27, 1998: Cessna 152 (N4568F), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper maintenance by an unknown person and the subsequent throttle cable disconnect due to a castellated nut separation. Factors were the none suitable soft terrain for the forced landing, and the…

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.

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