# Accident 19930814029299A: Cessna STC182, East Moriches, NY, August 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1993, 19:30 local time
- Place: East Moriches, NY
- Airport: Spadaro Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 40.8103° N, 72.7593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8103&lon=-72.7593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5010D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5010D-2002-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930814029299A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER CIRCLING. TRIED TO MAKE RUNWAY. WING HIT FIRST. CARTWHEELED, BOGUS PISTONS CRACKED FROM SHARP CASTINGS.

## 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 NYC93FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA154), Aug 14, 1993: Cessna 182A (N5010D), East Moriches, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE NO.3 PISTON. THE FATIGUE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE MANUFACTURING. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT MADE AN IMPROPER DECISION DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN…

## Other reports on N5010D (1)

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

- [Accident 19890226004809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890226004809A), Feb 26, 1989: Cessna 182 (N5010D), Temple, TX, Substantial damage. (-4)The plt was on a flt of about 150 mi from brazoria to Temple, TX. After he began a descent to land, the eng lost power. Subsequently, the acft was damaged…

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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