ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369839
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| Date: | Friday 9 September 1988 |
| Time: | 20:29 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4834P |
| MSN: | 18259867 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2750 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crescent City, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stockton, CA (KSCK) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT, THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISS AND THEN BEGAN BACKFIRING. HE 'CUT' THE POWER BACK TO PREVENT THE AIRPLANE FROM 'SHAKING APART' & TRIED TO GLIDED THE AIRPLANE TO AN AIRPORT, BUT WAS UNABLE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING OF ROUGH TERRAIN. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION & TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE #2 PISTON HAD FAILED. A METALLURGICAL EXAM OF THE PISTON REVEALED PREEXISTING FATIGUE CRACKS.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 2 PISTON DUE TO PREEXISTING FATIGUE CRACKS IN THE PISTON.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX88LA316
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 18:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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