RIALTO, CA, USA
N4959H
CESSNA 152
THE PLT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST FLT AFTER THE ENG HAD BEEN OVERHAULED. DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB AT AN ALT OF 500 FT THE ENG LOST PWR. THE PLT MADE A HARD LANDING ADJACENT TO THE RWY. EXAM OF THE ENG AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THE EXHAUST ROCKER ARM ADJUSTING HAD NOT BEEN TORQUED TO THE REQUIRED 450 INCH POUNDS, THUS EXCESSIVE CYLINDER PRESSURE DEVELOPED AND BENT THE INTAKE PUSHROD.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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