# Incident 20060219002159I: Cessna 182R, Dalmatia, PA, February 19, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: Dalmatia, PA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6489° N, 76.9042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalmatia, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6489&lon=-76.9042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N199P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,995 total, 3,391 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060219002159I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED (KIPT) IN VMC CONDITIONS ENROUTE TO (KCXY) AIRPORT, WHEN THE PILOT OBSERVED AN OIL PRESSURE DROP TO THE RED LINE, 10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, WITH LOUD BANGING, AND THEN QUIT. THE PILOT MADE A NONEVENTFUL LANDING IN A FARM FIELD. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTED. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE #4 ENGINE CONNECTING ROD AND PISTON EXITED THE ENGINE CASE IN THE BACKBONE AREA. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SENT TO TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS FOR AN FAA WITNESSED DISASSEMBLY INSPECTION. AN FAA INSPECTION REPORT WILL BE ISSUED. A FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION WITH THE OPERATOR IS PLANNED UPON RECEIPT OF THE REPORT.

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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