What happened
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(-23) Pilot stated that the engine started to backfire and run rough. He circled a large field and made an landing. On roll out after the alnding the a/c hit a ditch and the nose gear was broken off from the a/c. there was substantial damage to the fire wall and engine cowling. No injuries reported.(.19)on February 17, 2001, about 1036 central standard time, a Cessna 182H, N8556S, registered to an individual, separated the nose landing gear while making a forced landing in a field, following loss of engine power near Weaver, Alabama, while on a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight from auburn, Alabama to anniston, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time andan instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage and the private-rated pilot and one passenger were not injured. The flight originated from auburn, the same day, about 1000. The pilot stated that while in cruise flight at 4,000 feet, the engine began to "pop" and lose power. He was unable to maintain altitude, and while making a forced landing in a field, the airplane collided with a ditch during landing rollout. The nose landing gear separated, and the airplane came to a stop nose down. (.4) the pilot stated that while in cruise flight, the engine began to "pop" and lose power. He was unable to maintain altitude and made a forced landing in a field. During the landing roll, the airplane collided with a ditch and the nose landing gear separated. Postcrash examination of the engine showed the no. 4 cylinder intake push rod housing was dented inward and the push rod had rubbed on the housing and failed. It was not determined when the dent was made in the push rod tube.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED TO BACKFIRE AND RUN ROUGH. HE CIRCLED A LARGE FIELD AND MADE AN LANDING. ON ROLL OUT AFTER THE ALNDING THE A/C HIT A DITCH AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF FROM THE A/C. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIRE WALL AND ENGINE COWLING. NO INJURIES REPORTED.(.19)ON FEBRUARY 17, 2001, ABOUT 1036 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182H, N8556S, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, SEPARATED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD, FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR WEAVER, ALABAMA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM AUBURN, ALABAMA TO ANNISTON, ALABAMA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME ANDAN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AUBURN, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1000. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 4,000 FEET, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO "POP" AND LOSE POWER. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, AND WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP NOSE DOWN. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO "POP" AND LOSE POWER. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A DITCH AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED THE NO. 4 CYLINDER INTAKE PUSH ROD HOUSING WAS DENTED INWARD AND THE PUSH ROD HAD RUBBED ON THE HOUSING AND FAILED. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED WHEN THE DENT WAS MADE IN THE PUSH ROD TUBE.
NTSB investigation
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