# Accident 20170521007149A: Cessna 182S, East Bradford, PA, May 21, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2017, 14:00 local time
- Place: East Bradford, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9594° N, 75.6325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9594&lon=-75.6325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N378ES, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N378ES-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170521007149A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED TTN ENROUTE TO GAI ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN. AT 1350 LOCAL APPROXIMATELY 15NM NW OF PHL THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REPORTED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND REQUESTED TO LAND AT OQN. HE ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT TO OQN BUT THE ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY AND LOST ALMOST ALL ENGINE POWER TO CONTINUE TO FLY. HE CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO AN UNIMPROVED OPEN AREA APPROXIMATELY 3.5 NM WEST OF QON. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN THE LEFT WING IMPACTED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE CLOSE TO THE ROOT OF THE WING  SHEARING THE WING OFF AND SPILLING ALL FUEL FROM THAT WING TANK  . THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ANOTHER  100 FEET AND CAME TO REST IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF FROM IMPACT OF GROUND AND THE LEFT SIDE HORIZONTAL STABILATOR AND ELEVATOR IMPACTED A CEMENT POLE. THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A MECHANICAL ENGINE  FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTICIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 ERA17LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA185), May 21, 2017: Cessna 182 (N378ES), West Chester, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An engine crankcase overpressurization and the subsequent loss of engine oil for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in the failure of the No. 6 cylinder connecting rod due to a lack…

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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