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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 182P · Reform, AL · August 29, 2003

Date: August 29, 2003 · 08:53 local
Place: Reform, AL
Airport: North Pickens Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N21158
Reported as: Cessna 182P
Reported engine: Continental O470*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total

N21158Registered now · Cessna 182PS/N 18261453 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 182P Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed macon municipal airport, MS, 20M, in a Cessna CE-182-P, N21158, at 0853 hours CDT en route to dekalb-peachtree, GA, pdk. Approximately 15 minutes after take off and shortly after leveling off at 3,000' MSL, engine lost power and a power off emergency landing was accomplished to a plowed field 6 miles se of north Pickens, AL, 3M8. Aircraft sustained no subsequent damage. Photographs indicated engine threw a rod and a 2 inch diamter hole was visible on the right side of the engine. Photographs and witnesses on site indicated no injuries and no additional damage to the aircraft or property resulted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED MACON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MS, 20M, IN A CESSNA CE-182-P, N21158, AT 0853 HOURS CDT EN ROUTE TO DEKALB-PEACHTREE, GA, PDK. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF AND SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 3,000' MSL, ENGINE LOST POWER AND A POWER OFF EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO A PLOWED FIELD 6 MILES SE OF NORTH PICKENS, AL, 3M8. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE. PHOTOGRAPHS INDICATED ENGINE THREW A ROD AND A 2 INCH DIAMTER HOLE WAS VISIBLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. PHOTOGRAPHS AND WITNESSES ON SITE INDICATED NO INJURIES AND NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY RESULTED.