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FAA incident report · Cessna 182N · Sanford, ME · December 15, 2008

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Date
December 15, 2008 · 12:05 local
Place
Sanford, ME
Airport
Sanford Regional
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N92207
Reported as
Cessna 182N
Reported engine
Continental O470P
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,250 total200 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N92207Registered now · Cessna 182NS/N 18260090Airframe modelCessna 182NEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Flight instructor and student on crosscountry from B19 to lwm. Reaching 4500 ft CFI noticed smoke from the cowling followed by falling oil pressure. CFI decided to land at sfm. CFI contacted pwm approach informed them of engine failure and prop stoppage. Attempted landing on 25 at sfm. Strong winds forced them to land in an open field 3 miles short of runway. No damage and no injuries from landing. Aircraft engine sustained catastrophic damage from what appeared to be the number 2 cylinder connecting rod breaching the top of the engine case. Aircraft wings were disassembled and aircraft relocated to sfm.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ON CROSSCOUNTRY FROM B19 TO LWM. REACHING 4500 FT CFI NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE COWLING FOLLOWED BY FALLING OIL PRESSURE. CFI DECIDED TO LAND AT SFM. CFI CONTACTED PWM APPROACH INFORMED THEM OF ENGINE FAILURE AND PROP STOPPAGE. ATTEMPTED LANDING ON 25 AT SFM. STRONG WINDS FORCED THEM TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD 3 MILES SHORT OF RUNWAY. NO DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES FROM LANDING. AIRCRAFT ENGINE SUSTAINED CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BREACHING THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CASE. AIRCRAFT WINGS WERE DISASSEMBLED AND AIRCRAFT RELOCATED TO SFM.