# Accident 20161009023259A: Cessna 182T, Toon, TN, October 9, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Toon, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3200° N, 88.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3200&lon=-88.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65903, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65903) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182T (registry code 2072703, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AB1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 369 total, 236 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161009023259A

## Narrative

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

NUMBER 3 ENGINE CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FAILED WHICH LED TO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE FAILURE. AS A RESULT THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL.

## 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 ERA17LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA019), Oct 9, 2016: Cessna 182 (N65903), Toone, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A stuck No. 3 cylinder exhaust valve, which resulted in failure of the cylinder's valvetrain components, breach of the cylinder's rocker box cover, and partial loss of engine power due to oil…

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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