20020501008859I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Bahaiabeach, FL · May 1, 2002

Date
May 1, 2002 · 12:30 local
Place
Bahaiabeach, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6298Q
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,520 total250 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft experienced power plant failure when piston connecting rod failed. Pilot performed emergency landing in water as a result. Both occupants eggressed aircraft safely.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED POWER PLANT FAILURE WHEN PISTON CONNECTING ROD FAILED. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING IN WATER AS A RESULT. BOTH OCCUPANTS EGGRESSED AIRCRAFT SAFELY.