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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182R · Audubon, IA · December 18, 2010

Date: December 18, 2010 · 15:30 local
Place: Audubon, IA
Airport: Audubon County Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9758H
Reported as: Cessna 182R
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,800 total4,000 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N9758HRegistered now · Cessna 182RS/N 18268000 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 182R Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Public use aircraft was on an authorized observation mission when pilot reported metal clanking sound from the engine and falling oil pressure. Pilot elected to make an off airport emergency landing. While on approach to the landing site, the engine violently seized, bending the engine mount. Aircraft completed landing on a state highway, and no other damage was reported or observed.

As the FAA filed it

PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN AUTHORIZED OBSERVATION MISSION WHEN PILOT REPORTED METAL CLANKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AND FALLING OIL PRESSURE. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING. WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE LANDING SITE, THE ENGINE VIOLENTLY SEIZED, BENDING THE ENGINE MOUNT. AIRCRAFT COMPLETED LANDING ON A STATE HIGHWAY, AND NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS REPORTED OR OBSERVED.

Other reports on N9758H · 1

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

Incident 19821005069229IForced/Precautionary Landing · Odessa, TXEngine RPM started decaying. Oil and cylinder head temperature increasing. Replaced magneto. Bendix 1D3000.Oct 5, 1982 · Reported as Cessna T182