Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Brookville, Pennsylvania 15825
Wednesday, November 21, 2001 18:30 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

About 2 hours and 15 minutes into the flight, the engine started to run rough and lose power. Initially, engine rpm dropped about 75 rpm. As engine power continued to decrease, the pilot checked both magnetos, turned the carburetor heat "ON," and checked the fuel selector, which was in the "Both" position. He insured that the primer was in, and set the mixture to full rich, the throttle to full open, and the boost pump to "ON." Once engine power had decayed to approximately 1,900 rpm, the pilot initiated a descent to maintain airspeed. About 1,500 feet agl, the engine completely lost power. The airplane impacted a tree, and came to a stop. Examination of the engine revealed all of the valves were fouled with a "glass" like material. The material was comprised mostly of bromine and lead, and its source could not be determined.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Fouling of the engine intake and exhaust valves with bromine and lead deposits.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/21/2001
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1830
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City Brookville
Event State PENNSYLVANIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 15825
Event Date Year 2001
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 410942N
Event Location Longitude 0790458W
Event Location Airport --
Event Location Nearest Airport ID --
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1856 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 82
Weather Observation Facility ID DUJ
Elevation of weather observation facility 1817
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 10
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Night
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 9500
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 2
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -4
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 200
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.95
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 13609
NTSB Notification Source Allegheny FSDO
NTSB Notification Date Nov 26 2001 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1100
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Jul 1 2003 9:44AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Pittsburgh

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N24KA
NTSB Number NYC02LA033
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 182
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 18264336
Certified Max Gross Weight 2950
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Nov 18 2001 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 20
Airframe Hours 4450
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Kenmarson Aero Club
Aircraft Owner Street Address 68 Stacey Hanes Road
Aircraft Owner City Medford
Aircraft Owner State NJ
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 08055
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Long Point Flying LTD
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 750 Route 73, Suite 205
Operator City Marlton
Operator State NJ
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 08053
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code N87
Departure City Robbinsville
Departure State NJ
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1600
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code 10G
Destination City Millersburg
Destination State OH
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Descent - emergency
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Apr 28 2003 12:44PM
User who most recently changed record PEAR
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location --
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --