# Accident 20120518011809A: Cessna 195A, Tipton, PA, May 18, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2012, 16:20 local time
- Place: Tipton, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6306° N, 78.3003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6306&lon=-78.3003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9859A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9859A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195A (registry code 2073110, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Reported engine: JACOBS L4 /R755-7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,495 total, 77 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120518011809A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 18, 2012, THE EASTERN REGION OPERATIONS CENTER (ROC) CONTACTED THE ALLEGHENY FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (AGC) TO ADVISE THAT N9859A, A CESSNA 195, SERIAL NUMBER 7552, HAD CONDUCTED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING INTO AN INDUSTRIAL PARK IN TIPTON, PA, LOCATED IN BLAIR COUNTY.  THE PILOT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED IN THE LANDING.ON MAY 21, 2012, I WAS DISPATCHED FROM AGC TO THE LANDING AREA.   PRIOR TO ARRIVING THERE, THE OWNER PROVIDED ME WITH PICTURES OF THE COPPER OIL SUMP RETURN LINE THAT WAS FRACTURED AND WAS THE SOURCE OF THE OIL LOSS AND IMMINENT ENGINE FAILURE.  THE OWNER MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.  THE LANDING AREA IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK WAS AT ONE TIME AN ACTIVE AIRPORT, PETERSON MEMORIAL AIRPARK, CLOSED IN 1974.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FROM THE HARD LANDING AND STRIKING OBSTRUCTIONS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND REMOVED FROM THE SITE.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR TO OBSTRUCTIONS THAT THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED.  THE REPAIR FACILITY CONTRACTED TO REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT HAS FORWARDED THE FAULTY OIL LINE TO NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD.

## 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 ERA12LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA343), May 18, 2012: Cessna 195A (N9859A), Tipton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fatigue failure of a copper oil line, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to oil starvation.

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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