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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182J · College Station, TX · August 27, 1998

Date: August 27, 1998 · 20:00 local
Place: College Station, TX
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3337F
Reported as: Cessna 182J
Reported engine: Continental O470N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 350 total250 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N3337FRegistered now · Cessna 182JS/N 18257337 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 182J Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-5)Departed andrau airport (aap) houston, Texas, on VFR flight direct to easterwood field (cll), College Station, Texas. 8MN from cll engine suffered catastrophic failure which caused violent vibration. Pilot shut-down engine and made off-airport landing on a county road. No injuries to people or damage to aircraft other than small hole in cowling. Engine had been overhauled 60 hours before failure. A suspected unapproved parts investigation determined that all parts were approved. This investigation is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)DEPARTED ANDRAU AIRPORT (AAP) HOUSTON, TEXAS, ON VFR FLIGHT DIRECT TO EASTERWOOD FIELD (CLL), COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. 8MN FROM CLL ENGINE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHICH CAUSED VIOLENT VIBRATION. PILOT SHUT-DOWN ENGINE AND MADE OFF-AIRPORT LANDING ON A COUNTY ROAD. NO INJURIES TO PEOPLE OR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OTHER THAN SMALL HOLE IN COWLING. ENGINE HAD BEEN OVERHAULED 60 HOURS BEFORE FAILURE. A SUSPECTED UNAPPROVED PARTS INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT ALL PARTS WERE APPROVED. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.