# Incident 19960911032529I: Cessna 182L, Richardville, NY, September 11, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1996, 15:15 local time
- Place: Richardville, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N42826, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42826) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960911032529I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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