- Date
- October 9, 1989, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Madison, CT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N50165Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891009041089A
- Case key
- 36566
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Probable cause
A loss of engine power, due to a stuck exhaust valve in the number 4 cylinder. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's excessive airspeed on final approach, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during the landing.
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 pilot of the Cessna 152 experienced a partial power loss due to a stuck exhaust valve in the number 4 cylinder. During an approach to land, he remained high because he knew he could not go around. However, the aircraft was too high and fast for the 1863 foot long airstrip and it ran off the departure end of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50165
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15069107
- Airframe hours
- 3,500
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 31, 1989 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- MVY · Marthas Vineyar, MA
- Destination
- HVN · New Haven, CT
- Airport
- N04 · Griswold, runway 24, 1,863 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 188 total · 87 in this make and model · 133 as pilot in command · 64 in the last 90 days · 24 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.