# Accident 20130530012739A: Cessna 182P, Brevard, NC, May 30, 2013 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 30, 2013, 16:30 local time - Place: Brevard, NC - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.2225° N, 82.7267° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2225&lon=-82.7267&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6525M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6525M) (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: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA262) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130530012739A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PILOT REFUELED AIRCRAFT AT PUJ ON HIS WAY TO ROANOKE VA. AT FL9500 PILOT REPORTED A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE. THE PILOT TRIED TO MAKE A EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE BREVARD NC AIRPORT WHICH IS A PRIVATE GRASS TRIP. HE LANDED LONG BECAUSE OF FARM EQUIPMENT BAILING HAY ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT STOP SO THE PILOT ELECTED TO GAIN ALTITUDE TO CLEAR A ROAD AND THEN TRIED TO STOP ON THE BREVARD NC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOCCER FIELD. THE NOSE WHEEL SHEARED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 228 FEET FROM THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY IN AN EMBANKMENT NEXT TO THE PARKING LOT OF THE SCHOOL WITH THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT IN THE AIR. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF OIL ON THE BELLY, LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT FAIRING AND LEFT ENGINE COWLING COOLING VENTS. THE PROP BLADES ARE BENT BUT NO DAMAGE ON THE LEADING EDGES. THE FIREWALL IS DAMAGED. THERE IS NO APPARENT VISUAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE THAT IS ACCESSIBLE. THE UPPER NOSE GEAR STRUT HOUSING IS BENT AFT AND THE AIRCRAFT BELLY IS LAYING ON THE HOUSING. THE LEFT WING HAS LEADING EDGE DAMAGE AT THE MOUNTING SURFACE OF THE WINGTIP. LEFT AND RIGHT SETS OF RUDDER PEDALS ARE BENT. THE FLOORING UNDER THE LEFT SET OF RUDDER PEDALS IS BUCKLED. 06-11-2013 AIRCRAFT WAS AT ATLANTA AIR SALVAGE. ENGINED WAS INSPECTED FURTHER FOR APPARENT DAMAGE. AN INITIAL COLD COMPRESSION CHECK INDICATED ALL CYLINDERS HAD COMPRESSION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NUMBER TWO CYLINDER. AFTER ALL CYLINDERS WERE CHECKED NUMBER TWO CYLINDER WAS RECHECKED AND IT INDICATED COMPRESSION. ENGINE RUN WAS ATTEMPTED WITH A CONTINUOUS BACKFIRING NOISE. ENGINE INDUCTION CLAMPS WERE TIGHTENED AND ENGINE RUN COMPLETED AGAIN WITH SAME BACKFIRING NOISE. ENGINE OIL LEAK NOTED AT THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST PUSHROD SHROUD. THE PUSHROUD SHROUD HAD SEPARATED AT THE RETAINER FLANGE FOR THE TUBE COMPRESSION SPRING. THE VALVE ROCKER COVER WAS REMOVED ALONG WITH THE EXHAUST VALVE ROCKER ARM. WHEN THE PUSHROD REMOVAL WAS ATTEMPTED ONLY HALF CAME OUT. THE PUSHROD WAS BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES. THE OUTBOARD PIECE WAS REMOVED AND THE PIECE THAT REST IN THE HYDRAULIC LIFTER REMAINED. THE PUSHROD HAS BROKEN IN A COMPRESSION TYPE BREAK WITH THE BIGGEST END OF THE TAPER BEGINNING AT PUSHROD ROCKER SHAFT END TAPERING DOWN TO AT POINT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PUSHROD ITSELF. THE REMAINING PIECE COULD NOT BE REMOVED AT THIS TIME. CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO NTSB FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. ## 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 ERA13LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA262), May 30, 2013: Cessna 182P (N6525M), Brevard, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The cylinder manufacturer's misalignment of the exhaust valve guides in the No. 2 cylinder during manufacture, which resulted in the exhaust valve sticking and the pushrod breaking and the subsequent… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.