# Accident 20181217022399A: Cessna 152, Bell Glade, FL, December 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2018, 12:27 local time
- Place: Bell Glade, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4511° N, 80.5378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4511&lon=-80.5378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4886B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4886B-2020-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 68 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181217022399A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 18, 2018, N4886B EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE PROBLEM. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A SUGAR CANE FIELD ON A SERVICE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE ROAD DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED OVER. 2 OCCUPANTS WERE UNINJURED. INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE WAS A BROKEN VALVE WASHER WHICH RESULTED IN THE INTAKE VALVE BECOMING STUCK IN THE VALVE GUIDE. THE NTSB WAS SENT THE DEFECTIVE PARTS REQUESTED AND THERE WAS A DETERMINATION THAT AN INCORRECT PART NUMBER VALVE WAS USED IN THE OVERHAUL OF THE CYLINDER. AN INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY WITH THE CYLINDER OVERHAUL REPAIR FACILITY BY FAA AIRWORTHINESS.

UPON INVESTIGATION INTO THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES THAT THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) EXECUTED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PIC LANDED ON THE ROAD WITH A RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND. THIS QUARTERING TAILWIND EXACERBATED THE PIC'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT WITH THE ACCESS ROAD CENTERLINE WHICH RESULTED IN VEERING FROM THE ROAD AND FLIPPING OVER DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA19LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA069), Dec 17, 2018: Cessna 152 (N4886B), Bell Glade, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the No. 1 cylinder's valve keeper becoming dislodged, which ultimately resulted in the intake valve becoming stuck in the valve guide and in the loss of…

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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