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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150L · Titusville, FL · November 22, 2011

Date: November 22, 2011 · 19:55 local
Place: Titusville, FL
Airport: Arthur Dunn Air Park
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N10086
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 250 total200 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N10086Registered now · Cessna 150LS/N 15074782 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 150L Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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A/c departed Arthur Dunn Air Park at aprox. 19:30 EST enroute to orlando apopka airport, at aprox. 19:45 just west of Titusville, FL. A/c experiences loss of power, pilot declared emergency and returned to Arthur Dunn and landed with no damage. Upon examination of a/c engine discovered no. 4 cylinder that the rocker arm boss had broken and valve rocker arms had become disconnected. Engine had been overhauled in 1990 and had 1013 hrs smoh.

As the FAA filed it

A/C DEPARTED ARTHUR DUNN AIR PARK AT APROX. 19:30 EST ENROUTE TO ORLANDO APOPKA AIRPORT, AT APROX. 19:45 JUST WEST OF TITUSVILLE, FL. A/C EXPERIENCES LOSS OF POWER, PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ARTHUR DUNN AND LANDED WITH NO DAMAGE. UPON EXAMINATION OF A/C ENGINE DISCOVERED NO. 4 CYLINDER THAT THE ROCKER ARM BOSS HAD BROKEN AND VALVE ROCKER ARMS HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED. ENGINE HAD BEEN OVERHAULED IN 1990 AND HAD 1013 HRS SMOH.