Cessna 152 N46681

Summary

On 8 January 1982 at about 15:25 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N46681, operated by Ambassador Leasing, Inc., was involved in an accident near Cutchogue, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 January 1982 at 15:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Cutchogue, New York, United States

Coordinates

41.0106, -72.4798

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N46681

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ambassador Leasing, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Westhampton Bea → Westhampton Bea

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DA019

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.