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| Date: | Friday 11 January 2013 |
| Time: | 15:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182R Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9454H |
| MSN: | 18267950 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4993 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-L3C5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cow pasture in Valrico, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tampa, FL (TPF) |
| Miami, FL (OPF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was climbing through about 3,000 feet mean sea level when it began to vibrate, and oil covered the windscreen. The pilot chose to perform and off-airport landing to an empty field. During landing, the airplane impacted the ground in a flat-pitch attitude, which resulted in the left wing buckling. A subsequent examination of the engine revealed that the No. 2 cylinder’s aluminum-clad rod bearing had failed. The bearing likely failed due to progressive cracking and spalling or delamination within the bearing. The No. 3 cylinder’s bearing exhibited similar cracking and delamination. It is likely that the failure of the No. 2 cylinder’s rod bearing resulted in a total loss of engine power.
Probable Cause:
Failure of the No. 2 cylinder’s rod bearing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9454H
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 May 1987 | N9545H | Hangar 7 | 0 | Carefree, AZ | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2013 21:17 | Geno | Added |
| 12-Jan-2013 06:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 28-Nov-2017 14:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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