# Incident 20120417007259I: Cessna 182P, Quincy, FL, April 17, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2012, 17:30 local time
- Place: Quincy, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5660° N, 84.5858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quincy, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5660&lon=-84.5858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7313Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7313Q) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 55 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120417007259I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT DURING A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN AT 2500 FT THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND OIL COVERING THE WINDSHEILD. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TO THE ORIGINATING AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 13 MILES TO HIS WEST TO LAND. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT.AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT NOTICED A HOLE IN THE TOP ENGINE COWLING AND FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CASE AND ONE OF THE PISTON RODS WAS LYING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.ENGINE OVERHAULED ON 02/01/2008ANNUAL INSPECTION ON 08/23/2011OIL AND FILTER CHANGE 04/2012

## Other reports on N7313Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19860508016469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860508016469A), May 8, 1986: Cessna 182P (N7313Q), Otselic, NY, Substantial damage. The engine malfunctioned and the aircraft nosed over on landing. A connecting rod failed. Registration not valid.

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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