20020524013469I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150L · Hayward, CA · May 24, 2002

Date: May 24, 2002 · 00:30 local
Place: Hayward, CA
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N104FR
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Reported engine: Continental O200A
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,480 total

N104FRRegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2023 · Cessna 150LS/N 15075700 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 150L Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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

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(-23) On approach to oakland 27R at 900 feet, engine RPM 2400. Pilot heard loud bang and experienced loss of engine power. Pilot made an emergency landing on a closed section of interstate 880 in san leandro. Pilot suffered no injuries. Only damage to aircraft was RH wing tip crack and cowling damage caused by impact of cylinder from the inside. Examination of the engine revealed separation of no 2 cylinder. Fracture of cylinder was about two inches from top. No 4 cylinder 4 hours prior had been removed to repair oil leak at base. Engine make/model Continental O-200-A48R. Engine/cylinder total time 1426.4 hours. Records of last 100 hr inspection indicated good compression.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APPROACH TO OAKLAND 27R AT 900 FEET, ENGINE RPM 2400. PILOT HEARD LOUD BANG AND EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A CLOSED SECTION OF INTERSTATE 880 IN SAN LEANDRO. PILOT SUFFERED NO INJURIES. ONLY DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS RH WING TIP CRACK AND COWLING DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPACT OF CYLINDER FROM THE INSIDE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED SEPARATION OF NO 2 CYLINDER. FRACTURE OF CYLINDER WAS ABOUT TWO INCHES FROM TOP. NO 4 CYLINDER 4 HOURS PRIOR HAD BEEN REMOVED TO REPAIR OIL LEAK AT BASE. ENGINE MAKE/MODEL CONTINENTAL O-200-A48R. ENGINE/CYLINDER TOTAL TIME 1426.4 HOURS. RECORDS OF LAST 100 HR INSPECTION INDICATED GOOD COMPRESSION.