# Accident 19910210013019A: Cessna 182K, Mansfield, TX, February 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1991, 18:54 local time
- Place: Mansfield, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5595° N, 97.1095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5595&lon=-97.1095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2486Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2486Q-1992-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 316 total, 290 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910210013019A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. FLIPPED ON NIGHT LANDING. JUST OUT OF ANNUAL. PISTON AND ROD BROKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW91FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA036), Feb 11, 1991: Cessna 182K (N2486Q), Mansfield, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER PISTON DUE TO INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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