# Incident 19920317012939I: Cessna 402A, South Bend, IN, March 17, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1992, 14:25 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CHEA
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4550Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4550Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920317012939I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE IN LEFT ENGINE. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. OIL LEAK IN THE ACCESSORY HOUSING.

## Other reports on N4550Q (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210702004099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210702004099A), Jul 2, 2021: Cessna 402A (N4550Q), Fort Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Airman took off with sun in his eyes and moisture on windshield causing trouble keeping eye contact with the runway centerline. He lost control and veered off…
- [Incident 20001219038099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001219038099I), Dec 19, 2000: Cessna 402A (N4550Q), Collegeville, PA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was landing at Perkiomen Valley Airport (N10) at approx. 1210 EST. On roll-out, the pilot attempted to stop the aircraft. The left brake…
- [Accident 19751222039959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751222039959A), Dec 22, 1975: Cessna 402A (N4550Q), White Plains, NY, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 31KTS. Nose gr collapsed. 1/2 mile vis apch min.

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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