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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182L · Richardville, NY · September 11, 1996

Date: September 11, 1996 · 15:15 local
Place: Richardville, NY
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N42826
Reported as: Cessna 182L
Reported engine: Continental O470L
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total1,000 in this make and model

N42826Registered now · Cessna 182LS/N 18259208 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 182L Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: during level flight enroute to pittsfield, ma at 9,500 feet, engine started running poorly. Pilot started getting fumes in cockpit and mist on wind screen, started looking for nearest field 10 NM to north. Elected to land on highway, small minor wing tip damage on landing hit road sign. Found #1 cyl. Broken loose from head, engine TSO 300 hrs.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING LEVEL FLIGHT ENROUTE TO PITTSFIELD, MA AT 9,500 FEET, ENGINE STARTED RUNNING POORLY. PILOT STARTED GETTING FUMES IN COCKPIT AND MIST ON WIND SCREEN, STARTED LOOKING FOR NEAREST FIELD 10 NM TO NORTH. ELECTED TO LAND ON HIGHWAY, SMALL MINOR WING TIP DAMAGE ON LANDING HIT ROAD SIGN. FOUND #1 CYL. BROKEN LOOSE FROM HEAD, ENGINE TSO 300 HRS.