# Accident 20180712017149A: Cessna A188B, Rockford, OH, July 12, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2018, 16:30 local time
- Place: Rockford, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: UMPG
- Location: 40.6983° N, 84.6364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6983&lon=-84.6364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2483J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2483J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,900 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18IA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18IA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180712017149A

## Narrative

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

1) ENGINE FAILED DURING SPRAY OPERATIONS.

2) PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT SAFELY IN ADJOINING FIELD.

3) INITIAL INSPECTION REVEALED #2 CONNECTING ROD BROKE AND PENETRATED ENGINE CASE.

3) REVIEW OF ENGINE LOG BOOK REVEALED TOP OVERHAUL BY OPERATOR 107.6 HOURS PRIOR TO INCIDENT.

4) NTSB WITNESSED ENGINE TEARDOWN INSPECTION AT CONTINENTAL MOTORS.

5) BLOCK 32(G) THIS PART 137 OPERATOR IS UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF ANOTHER FSDO. THE INFORMATION FROM THIS CASE WAS SHARED WITH HIS PRINCIPAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR (PMI) FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.

## 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 CEN18IA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18IA273), Jul 12, 2018: Cessna A188B (N2483J), Rockford, OH, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power, which resulted from the separation of the No. 2 connecting rod due to oil starvation as a result of insufficient clamping force of the engine's through-bolts.

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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