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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182S · Romeo, MI · July 3, 2013

Date: July 3, 2013 · 16:45 local
Place: Romeo, MI
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N526BL
Reported as: Cessna 182S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N526BLRegistered now · Cessna 182SS/N 18280132 · Built 1998 Airframe modelCessna 182S Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Interviewed PIC and passenger, who was also a pilot being checked out in the aircraft, at emi FSDO.

This is a club aircraft owned by warren flying club. Aircraft departed oakland-troy approximately 1530 LCL. They flew for about an hour doing air work then landed at ray community for fuel. The aircraft was never shut down as they realized construction prohibited them from getting to the fuel pumps. They decided to go to pontiac for fuel and departed after being on the ground for about 5 minutes.

Both pilots reported a normal take off. Upon leveling at 3000 feet they stated the engine sounded and felt funny. A decision was then made to land at Romeo state. They reduced power and started a decent. The engine then started vibrating and oil pressure indication went to zero.

A precautionary landing was made in a field about 1 mile south of the airport. No damage or injury occurred.

FAA observed that about 12 gallons of usable fuel were in the tanks and 7 qts. Of oil in the engine.

As the FAA filed it

INTERVIEWED PIC AND PASSENGER, WHO WAS ALSO A PILOT BEING CHECKED OUT IN THE AIRCRAFT, AT EMI FSDO.

THIS IS A CLUB AIRCRAFT OWNED BY WARREN FLYING CLUB. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OAKLAND-TROY APPROXIMATELY 1530 LCL. THEY FLEW FOR ABOUT AN HOUR DOING AIR WORK THEN LANDED AT RAY COMMUNITY FOR FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEVER SHUT DOWN AS THEY REALIZED CONSTRUCTION PROHIBITED THEM FROM GETTING TO THE FUEL PUMPS. THEY DECIDED TO GO TO PONTIAC FOR FUEL AND DEPARTED AFTER BEING ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES.

BOTH PILOTS REPORTED A NORMAL TAKE OFF. UPON LEVELING AT 3000 FEET THEY STATED THE ENGINE SOUNDED AND FELT FUNNY. A DECISION WAS THEN MADE TO LAND AT ROMEO STATE. THEY REDUCED POWER AND STARTED A DECENT. THE ENGINE THEN STARTED VIBRATING AND OIL PRESSURE INDICATION WENT TO ZERO.

A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. NO DAMAGE OR INJURY OCCURRED.

FAA OBSERVED THAT ABOUT 12 GALLONS OF USABLE FUEL WERE IN THE TANKS AND 7 QTS. OF OIL IN THE ENGINE.