# Incident 20150501011359I: Cessna TR182, Salinas, CA, May 1, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2015, 13:37 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5257S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5257S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150501011359I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 1, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:37 PDT, N5257S, CE-182R WAS ON APPROCAH TO MARINA AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANG AND SEIZED.  THE PILOT LANDED IN AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD NEAR SALINAS AIRPORT.  THERE WAS NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N5257S (1)

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

- [Incident 20170216003789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170216003789I), Feb 16, 2017: Cessna TR182 (N5257S), Orcas Island, WA, Minor damage. Airman conducted a VFR flight from bellingham, WA to Orcas Island airport (ors), at twilight/evening. The instrument and landing gear lights were dimmed for…

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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