19981028039839A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Douglasville, GA · October 28, 1998

Date: October 28, 1998
Place: Douglasville, GA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N25037
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA99LA019
Reported as: Cessna 152
Fatal injuries: 0

N25037Registration cancelled Sep 10, 2012 · Cessna 152S/N 15280510 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)Takeoff initiated a approximately 0830 hours from south fulton airport, pilot experienced a decrease in power, 2300 RPM to 1500 RPM then complete power loss. Approximately 60 feet from crash site, the horizontal stabilizer impacted a telephone pole approximately 3-4 inches from the top. Horizontal stab completed torn from aircraft and found at the base of the telephone pole. Aircraft turned left and crashed into a pile of railroad crossties in the middle of a pasture. The pilot and student exited the aircraft and the engine immediately caught on fire. The fuselage and engine incurred major fire damage. Left and right wings and the tail section did not incur fire damage but sustained major structural damage. The right wing impacted a small cow causing a fatal injury to the cow. Engine teardown completed on 10-29-98-N25037 incurred catastrophic failure of the #1 cylinder intake valve.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)TAKEOFF INITIATED A APPROXIMATELY 0830 HOURS FROM SOUTH FULTON AIRPORT, PILOT EXPERIENCED A DECREASE IN POWER, 2300 RPM TO 1500 RPM THEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS. APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET FROM CRASH SITE, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE APPROXIMATELY 3-4 INCHES FROM THE TOP. HORIZONTAL STAB COMPLETED TORN FROM AIRCRAFT AND FOUND AT THE BASE OF THE TELEPHONE POLE. AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND CRASHED INTO A PILE OF RAILROAD CROSSTIES IN THE MIDDLE OF A PASTURE. THE PILOT AND STUDENT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FUSELAGE AND ENGINE INCURRED MAJOR FIRE DAMAGE. LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS AND THE TAIL SECTION DID NOT INCUR FIRE DAMAGE BUT SUSTAINED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A SMALL COW CAUSING A FATAL INJURY TO THE COW. ENGINE TEARDOWN COMPLETED ON 10-29-98-N25037 INCURRED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE #1 CYLINDER INTAKE VALVE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA99LA019Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDouglasville, GAFailure of the no. 1 cylinder exhaust valve guide due to erosion, which resulted in separation of the exhaust valve head, loss of engine power, and collision with a power pole during a forced landing on unsuitable terrain.Oct 28, 1998 · Destroyed