# Incident 20140702010929I: Cessna 152, Lewes, DE, July 2, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2014, 20:05 local time
- Place: Lewes, DE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7786° N, 75.1437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewes, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7786&lon=-75.1437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89432 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140702010929I

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED OCEAN CITY, MD (OXB) AND WAS FLYING NORTH ALONG THE COAST WHEN APPROACHING LEWES, DE AT 1500' AIRCRAFT STARTED EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS.  APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, ADJUSTED THE MIXTURE, AND CHANGED MAGNETOS.  AFTER SWITCHING MAGNETOS THE ENGINE RAN ROUGHER.  DO TO THE LOSS OF ALTITUDE THE PILOT DECIDED TO FIND A PLACE TO LAND.  PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE BEACH DUE TO TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD.

AFTER GROUND RUN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT MAGNETO HAD FAILED.

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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