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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182R · Pasco, WA · September 13, 2013

Date: September 13, 2013 · 21:15 local
Place: Pasco, WA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9322X
Reported as: Cessna 182R
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

N9322XRegistered now · Cessna 182RS/N 18268490 · Built 1985 Airframe modelCessna 182R Engine modelContinental O-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.

Aircraft was at cruise altitude of 5500 MSL, when the engine started sounding rough. The sound quickly got worse, until the engine quit (prop not moving). Pilot could not initiate restart due to frozen engine. He turned off the fuel, breifed the passenger for impact, and configured for 70KT descent. Pilot elected to land on state highway 395 just north of Pasco, WA. Aircraft came to rest about mile marker 40. No apparent damage to the airframe, no injuries or property damage reported.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 5500 MSL, WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED SOUNDING ROUGH. THE SOUND QUICKLY GOT WORSE, UNTIL THE ENGINE QUIT (PROP NOT MOVING). PILOT COULD NOT INITIATE RESTART DUE TO FROZEN ENGINE. HE TURNED OFF THE FUEL, BREIFED THE PASSENGER FOR IMPACT, AND CONFIGURED FOR 70KT DESCENT. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON STATE HIGHWAY 395 JUST NORTH OF PASCO, WA. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT MILE MARKER 40. NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME, NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE REPORTED.

Other reports on N9322X · 1

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

Accident 19870124002909AForced Landing · Edwall, WAThe aircraft encountered heavy icing during missed approach. Unable to climb, made a landing in a corn field.Jan 24, 1987 · Substantial damage