ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359855
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| Date: | Friday 2 September 1994 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3413R |
| MSN: | 18258713 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2953 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ardmore, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Greenville, TX (KGVT) |
| Norman, OK (KOUN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WAS VFR-ON-TOP FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO PRODUCE A 'SEVERE VIBRATION' AND PARTIAL POWER WAS LOST. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS PROVIDED WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A HEADING TO THE INDUSTRIAL AIR PARK (ADM), ARDMORE, TEXAS, BY FLIGHT SERVICE. THE PILOT THEN CONTACTED FORT WORTH CENTER AND MADE AN IFR DESCENT THROUGH THE CLOUDS. ONCE THE AIRPLANE WAS CLEAR OF THE CLOUDS AT ABOUT 400 FEET AGL, IT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. DURING THE CONTINUED DESCENT THE AIRPLANE STRUCK ELECTRICAL WIRES AND MADE A 'CRASH LANDING' INTO A SMALL MOWED PASTURE. 'THE AIRPLANE ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET BEFORE ENTERING A VAST DEPRESSION, PASSED THROUGH A PERSIMMON THICKET, COMING TO REST INVERTED.' AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE LEFT WING SPAR AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE DAMAGED, AND A CYLINDER HEAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BARREL.
Probable Cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER DUE TO A CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATION. FACTORS WERE THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING AND THE LOW CEILING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW94LA289
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 15:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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