# Accident 20101019048019A: Cessna 182L, Mancelona, MI, October 19, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2010, 15:30 local time
- Place: Mancelona, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8975° N, 85.0558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8975&lon=-85.0558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808HC-2011-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,476 total, 250 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101019048019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING WITH SON FROM GAYLORD TO TRAVERSE CITY AT 3000FEET.  WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN  THE ENGINE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY.  THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER AND THE SHAKING SUBSIDED.  THE PILOT TRIED TO INCREASE POWER BUT SHAKING RESUMED.  THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER AND FOUND A FIELD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  UPON TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT HIT A HUMP IN THE FIELD BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND WHEN SETTLED FLIPPED OVER ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. UPON INSPECTION OF ENGINE, THE #5 PISTON SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

## 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 CEN11CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA038), Oct 19, 2010: Cessna 182L (N808HC), Mancelona, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power in flight due to the failure of the engine's No. 5 piston.

## Other reports on N808HC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19881230070859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881230070859I), Dec 30, 1988: Cessna 182L (N808HC), Holly Springs, MS. VFR pilot encountered IFR conditions. Vectored by ATC to VFR conditions and proceeded on course to destination.

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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