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FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Miami, FL · August 2, 2016

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Date
August 2, 2016 · 15:28 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Kendall-Tamiami Exec
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
D4RS
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N48810
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
26,500 total2,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N48810Registered now · Cessna 152S/N 15280976 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

@ 1928Z (3:28PM (l)), N48810, C152, dean international (D4RS) aircraft. Two persons on board with no injuries and no obvious damage to the airframe.

Student on a private pilot check ride with a designated pilot examiner. The examiner failed the student and took controls to be able to discuss issues as they returned to the airport. Approximately a mile from the airport the aircraft engine lost almost all power and had loud noises. The DPE suspected a valve failure. The DPE decided to make an off-field landing on a dirt road next to a farming field. The landing was uneventful and the engine was still turning but not producing any appreciable thrust. Inspector garcia and I showed up at scene at approximately 6PM. Copied the pilots and aircraft records. Inspector garcia inspected the aircraft while I interviewed the pilots. Statements were requested from the pilots and the aircraft was released to be moved. Maintenance records were requested by inspector garcia from privacy data omitted.

As the FAA filed it

@ 1928Z (3:28PM (L)), N48810, C152, DEAN INTERNATIONAL (D4RS) AIRCRAFT. TWO PERSONS ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES AND NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.

STUDENT ON A PRIVATE PILOT CHECK RIDE WITH A DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER. THE EXAMINER FAILED THE STUDENT AND TOOK CONTROLS TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS ISSUES AS THEY RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. APPROXIMATELY A MILE FROM THE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST ALMOST ALL POWER AND HAD LOUD NOISES. THE DPE SUSPECTED A VALVE FAILURE. THE DPE DECIDED TO MAKE AN OFF-FIELD LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD NEXT TO A FARMING FIELD. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL TURNING BUT NOT PRODUCING ANY APPRECIABLE THRUST. INSPECTOR GARCIA AND I SHOWED UP AT SCENE AT APPROXIMATELY 6PM. COPIED THE PILOTS AND AIRCRAFT RECORDS. INSPECTOR GARCIA INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE I INTERVIEWED THE PILOTS. STATEMENTS WERE REQUESTED FROM THE PILOTS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO BE MOVED. MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE REQUESTED BY INSPECTOR GARCIA FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.