- Date
- January 8, 1982, 10:25 local (15:25 UTC)
- Place
- Cutchogue, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N46681Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820108007809A
- Case key
- 70390
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After experiencing a partial loss of engine power in flight, the instructor took control of the aircraft. He applied carburetor heat, and headed back toward the airport. There was a gradual loss of power and the instructor elected to land in an open field. The field was small, and in places, it had mud up to one foot deep. During the landing, the aircraft flipped over after rolling about 75 to 100 ft. an examination of the engine revealed that the number one exhaust valve adjusting screw nut had come off and jammed the intake valve spring resulting in a bent intake valve push rod. Also, the exhaust valve adjusting screw was 1 1/4 turns from completely backing off the rocker arm. When checked, the exhaust valve would not open. The intake valve would barely open due to the large clearance provided by the bent push rod.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46681
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283090
- Airframe hours
- 484
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Ambassador Leasing, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Ambassador Leasing, Inc.
- Departed
- Westhampton Bea, NY
- Destination
- Westhampton Bea, NY
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
- 49
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,940 total · 1,970 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 95 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.