# Accident 19940902035029A: Cessna 182L, Ardmore, OK, September 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1994, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ardmore, OK
- Airport: Ardmore Mini Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1907° N, 97.1104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1907&lon=-97.1104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3413R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3413R-2014-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,036 total, 1,296 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940902035029A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION. POWER LOSS VFR ON TOP. VECTORED TO AIRPORT. BROKE OUT NOSED OVER LANDING.CYL HAD SEPARATED

## 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 FTW94LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA289), Sep 2, 1994: Cessna 182L (N3413R), Ardmore, OK, substantial damage. 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.

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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