# Accident 20160228021069A: Cessna 182K, Gainesville, FL, February 28, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2016, 13:00 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6981° N, 82.2803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6981&lon=-82.2803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2861R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2861R-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160228021069A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON APPROACH PASSING THRU 2000 FEET FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 07 AT GNV AIRPORT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN 'ROUGH'. THE PILOT ENRICHENED THE MIXTURE WITH NO HELP TO THE ENGINE. HE REDUCED POWER AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE, OIL SPRAYED ON THE WINDSHIELD AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED WINDMILLING. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REALIZED HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT. HE ELECTED TO LAND ON THE ROAD AS IT WAS HIS ONLY AVAILABLE OPTION.

UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE #4 CONNECTING ROD HAD BROKEN FREE OF THE CRANKSHAFT AND PUNCTURED THRU THE CRANKCASE AS IT WAS FOUND ON TOP OF THE OIL COOLER BY #5 CYLINDER. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO TCM FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.

## 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 ERA16LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA114), Feb 28, 2016: Cessna 182 (N2861R), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine crankshaft near the Nos. 4 and 5 crankshaft journals due to oil starvation. The reason for the oil starvation could not be determined during postaccident examination.

## Other reports on N2861R (1)

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

- [Accident 20040421007069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040421007069A), Apr 21, 2004: Cessna 182K (N2861R), Durango, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft encountered gust front which caused it to drift left from runway into soft dirt on the side of the runway. Nose gear sunk into soft dirt causing…

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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