# Accident 19990606010729A: Cessna 182E, Rolling Fork, MS, June 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1999, 14:30 local time
- Place: Rolling Fork, MS
- Airport: Wade Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8996° N, 90.8693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8996&lon=-90.8693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9267X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9267X-2000-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 30 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990606010729A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE6,1999, ABOUT 1430 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182E,N9267X, REGISTERED TO WADE AND SON, INC., MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR ROLLING FORK, MISSISSIPPI, WHILE ON A TITLE 14CFR PART 91 PARACHUTE DROP FLIGHT. VISUAL METIEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND FOUR PARACHUTISTS WERE NOT INJURED.THE FLIGHT ORGINATED FROM ROLLING FORK AIRPORT, A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 600 FEET AGL AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD, AT WHICH TIME, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. (.4)WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 600 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND A HOLE APPEARED IN THE TOP OF THE ENGINE COWLING. OIL LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE AND COVERED THE WINDSHIELD. THE ENGINE DID NOT STOP RUNNING, BUT DID LOOSE POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLLOUT. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE S                                                                                             HOWED THE NUMBER 3 CONNECTING ROD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT. EXAMINATION OF THE NUMBER THREE CONNECTING ROD BOLTS SHOWED ONE BOLT IN THE DOWEL AREA.  THE OTHER BOLT SEPARATED DUE TO BENDING OVERSTRESS.  EXAMINATION OF CONNECTING ROD BOLTS FROM THE NUMBERS 1 AND 2 CONNECTING RODS SHOWED SLIGHT RUBBING IN THE DOWEL AREA OF THE BOLTS.  BREAKAWAY TORQUE ON THE NUMBERS 1,2,5, AND 6 CONNECTING ROD BOLTS SHOWED TORQUE VALUES BELOW THE MANUFACTURERS REQUIREMENTS.

## 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 MIA99LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA166), Jun 6, 1999: Cessna 182E (N9267X), Rolling Fork, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper torqueing of the connecting rod bolts which resulted in the bolts being loose and rubbing in the dowel area which resulted in fatigue emanation and cracking and separation of the number 3…

## Other reports on N9267X (1)

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

- [Incident 19891001052069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891001052069I), Oct 1, 1989: Cessna 182 (N9267X), Temple, TX, Minor damage. Yoke would not come back on rotation. At 50 feet pulled power. Aborted. Settled hard. Panel shock mounts had broken

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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