- Date
- July 24, 1993, 08:25 local (12:25 UTC)
- Place
- St. Augustine, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6091MCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930724029039A
- Case key
- 37375
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Probable cause
A reported partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, resulting in a forced landing and subsequent ditching in the ocean.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The private pilot was in cruise flight when the airplane experienced a partial loss of engine power. The carburetor heat was turned on and an increase in engine RPM was noticed, followed by a decrease in engine RPM. The pilot conducted a forced landing to the ocean adjacent to the beach. Examination of the engine assembly and accessories by an airframe and powerplant mechanic with inspection authority revealed no evidence of a precrash failure or malfunction. No determination could be made for the reported partial loss of engine power.
Factual narrative
On July 24, 1993, at about 0825 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N6091M, registered to Phoenix East Aviation, Inc., experienced a drop in engine rpm while in cruise flight. The private pilot conducted a forced landing to the water adjacent to St. Augustine Beach. On touchdown the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Daytona Beach, Florida, about 25 minutes before the accident.
The pilot stated he was in cruise flight at about 2000 feet agl when he experienced a decrease in engine rpm. The pilot notified Daytona Beach Approach Control of the situation and initiated the emergency procedures in the aircraft checklist. The carburetor heat was turned on, and an increase in engine rpm was noticed followed by a decrease in engine rpm. A forced landing was made to the ocean adjacent to the beach.
Examination of the engine assembly and accessories by an airframe and powerplant mechanic with inspection authority revealed no evidence of a precrash failure or malfunction. No determination could be made for the reported partial loss of engine power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6091M
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284618
- Airframe hours
- 9,239
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Phoenix East Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner
- Phoenix East Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 23, 1993 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- DAB · Daytona Beach, FL
- Destination
- DAB
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 133 total · 90 in this make and model · 83 as pilot in command · 87 in the last 90 days · 48 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 3 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.