# Accident 20101005050179A: Cessna 182P, West Columbia, SC, October 5, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2010, 16:10 local time
- Place: West Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9261° N, 81.1222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9261&lon=-81.1222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21415, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21415-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,005 total, 412 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101005050179A

## Narrative

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

N21415 DEPARTED RWY , CAE AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 DURING DOWNWIND ON CLIMBOUT, THE PILOT OBSERVED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, OBSERVED SMOKE FROM ENGINE AND IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT THEN MADE A MORE DIRECT COURSE TOWARDS THE AIRPORT, THEN THE ENGINE FAILED. AFTER EVALUATING HIS OPTIONS, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND N HWY 302. AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PHONE POLE, YAWED TO THE RIGHT AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE ROADWAY, AT A NOSE DOWN AND RIGHT WING DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET BEFORE COMMING TO REST AT ROADSIDE.THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ONBOARD, A PILOT AN ONE PASSENGER, NO INJURY TO THE PASSENGER, AND MINOR ABRASHIONS TO THE PILOTS RIGHT KNUCKLESTHE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RECOVERED TO ATLNTA AIR RECOVERY IN GRIFFIN GA. WEDNESDAY OCT 3, 2010 AT 0830 INSPECTORS FROM THE ATL FSDO AS WELL AS RERESENTATIVES FROM TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CESSNA WILL ATTEND THE EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE IF AVAILABLEINSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF ATL OBSERVED THE ENGINE EXAMINATION, THE 10-13-2010 EXAM REVIELED 8 QRTS O OIL REMAINING IN THE ENGINE, AND INDICATIONS THAT THE #5 CLYNDER /PISTON FAILED. COPIES OF THE ENGINE AINTENANCE RECORDS WERE E-MAILED TO INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE ENGINE IS BEING MOVED TO TELEDYNE-CONTENENTAL FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION AND TEARDOWN.10-25-2010 CONTACTED THE TOWN OF SOUTH CONGAREE FOR THE ACCIDENT PHOTOS, CONTACTED THE NTSB, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR AN UPDATE. INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDICATED THAT HE ISWAITING FOR THE ENGINE TO BE TRANSFERED TO TCM. HE WILL UPDATE WHEN HE HAS MORE INFORMATION

## 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 ERA11LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA009), Oct 5, 2010: Cessna 182P (N21415), Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a loss of lubrication after the engine experienced a piston ring failure for undetermined reasons.

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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