# Accident 20020225002959A: Cessna 152, Hudson, FL, February 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2002, 09:00 local time
- Place: Hudson, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4333° N, 82.7000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4333&lon=-82.7000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6420M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6420M) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020225002959A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON FEBRUARY 25, 2002, ABOUT 0900 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N6420M, REGISTERED TO JENSEN AVIATION INC., OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A FIXED OBJECT DURING A FORCED LANDING TO UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM TAMPA, FLORIDA, ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE FAA THE PILOT STATED HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 2,300 FEET LOOKING AT A MAP. HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND OBSERVED SMOKE COMING UP OVER THE WINDSHIELD AND THE ENGINE HAD EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. HE OBSERVED A GOLF COURSE AND INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TOWARDS IT. ON APPROACH HE DETERMINED THAT THE GOLFER'S WOULD BE IN THE WAY SO HE TRANSITIONED THE FORCED LANDING TOWARDS A ROAD. ON LANDING ROLLOUT THE LEFT WING HIT A SIGN. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE FAA REVEALED A HOLE IN BOTH TOPS OF THE ENGINE CASE HALVES IN THE VICINITY OF THE NO.3 AND NO. 4 CYLINDER WITH A BROKEN CONNECTING ROD SITTING IN THE HOLE. THE OPERATOR INFORMED THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT THE LAST ENGINE OVERHAUL WAS ON MARCH 2, 1994, AT ENGINE TOTAL TIME OF 6,342.3 HOURS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE ENGINE HAD ACCUMULATED 3,278.5 HOURS SINCE THE OVERHAUL. (-23) ON FEBRUARY 25, 2002, AT 8:50 AM LOCAL TIME CESSNA 152, N6420M, REGISTERED TO JENSEN AVIATION, INC. DEPARTED TAMPA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (3FD1) HEADING TOWARDS CRYSTAL RIVER (X31). APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SAW SMOKE GO OVER THE WINDSHIELD. THE PILOT THEN REPORTED HE HAD A LOSS OF POWER. HE SAID HE MOVED THE THROTTLE WITH NO CHANGE IN POWER. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A ROAD SIGN SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 ATL02LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA052), Feb 25, 2002: Cessna 152 (N6420M), Hudson, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Total loss of engine power due to oil starvation to the No. 3 connecting rod preceded by aft displacement of the center main bearing due to excessive wear. This resulted in a forced landing to none…

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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