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FAA accident report · Cessna 180K · Boca Raton, FL · October 12, 2014

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Date
October 12, 2014 · 16:30 local
Place
Boca Raton, FL
Airport
Boca Raton Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2590K
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA15LA014
Reported as
Cessna 180K
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,649 total2,200 in this make and model
N2590KRegistered now · Cessna 180KS/N 18053006 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 180KEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

It is noted that the engine experienced failure causing engine failure power, therefore pilot made an emergency landing in an abandoned construction site.

As the FAA filed it

IT IS NOTED THAT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED FAILURE CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE POWER, THEREFORE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN ABANDONED CONSTRUCTION SITE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA15LA014Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoca Raton, FLMaintenance personnel’s failure to apply proper torque to the cylinder flange nuts and through bolts, which resulted in shifting of the Nos. 1 and 2 main bearings, loss of lubrication, failure of the crankshaft, and a subsequent total loss of engine power.Oct 12, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2590K · 3

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

Incident 19940303003509IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Benton Harbor, MIPilot lost control of aircraft while taxiing to ramp. Departed taxiway and hit a snow bank.Mar 3, 1994 · Minor damageAccident 19830808039819ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Cheyenne, WYTower gave wind incorrectly. Pilot lost control on takeoff. Aborted and ground looped. Unsuspected the crosswind.Aug 8, 1983 · Substantial damageIncident 19810313025339IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · South Bend, INDuring rollout with tail settling down a gust of wind turned plane. Pilot applied too much brake.Mar 13, 1981 · Minor damage