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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182P · Houston, TX · September 10, 2006

Date
September 10, 2006
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5723J
Reported as
Cessna 182P
Reported engine
Continental O470S
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,347 total24 in this make and model189 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft was on approach to the airport. It had just reduced power for descent when the pilot heard a loud bang and observed oil, from the engine, had begun to cover the windscreen. He notified the tower of a loss of oil pressure and then maneuvered for landing on 17R. The aircraft had an uneventful landing and was shut down immediately on the runway. Upon further investigation it was found that the number 6 piston rod had failed and exited the crankcase at the top side between the 3rd and 6th split line bolts. The pilot's statement says that he declared an emergency during this emergency evaluation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT. IT HAD JUST REDUCED POWER FOR DESCENT WHEN THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND OBSERVED OIL, FROM THE ENGINE, HAD BEGUN TO COVER THE WINDSCREEN. HE NOTIFIED THE TOWER OF A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND THEN MANEUVERED FOR LANDING ON 17R. THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND WAS SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY ON THE RUNWAY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NUMBER 6 PISTON ROD HAD FAILED AND EXITED THE CRANKCASE AT THE TOP SIDE BETWEEN THE 3RD AND 6TH SPLIT LINE BOLTS. THE PILOT'S STATEMENT SAYS THAT HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DURING THIS EMERGENCY EVALUATION.