# Accident 20080630840759A: Cessna TR182, Bend, OR, June 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2008, 17:00 local time
- Place: Bend, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: W54A
- Location: 44.0944° N, 121.2000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0944&lon=-121.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7XZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7XZ-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,800 total, 1,025 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080630840759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 30, 2008 AT 1720 PDT, AIRCRAFT N7XZ WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR BEND, OR.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATING UNDER PART 135 AND CONTRACTED TO THE US FOREST SERVICE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN WHILE PERFORMING LOCAL FIRE RECONNAISSANCE.  WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VFR.  PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE BEGAN A DESCENT FROM 7500 FEET.  AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET, SHE FELT A SIGNIFICANT ENGINE VIBRATION.  SHE BEGAN A PRECAUTIONARY DIVERSION TOWARD BEND.  AS THE VIBRATION BEGAN TO WORSEN, SHE NOTICED THE PROPELLER RPM WAS "IN THE RED" AND THAT THE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS RISING STEADILY.  WHEN OIL BEGAN STREAKING ACROSS THE WINDSCREEN, SHE INITIATED A FORCED LANDING INTO A NEARBY FIELD.  DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND THEN CAME TO REST ON A TWO-LANE ROAD.

## 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 SEA08LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA156), Jun 30, 2008: Cessna TR182 (N7XZ), Bend, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the crankshaft during cruise flight due to fatigue.

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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