# Accident 20201028018609A: Cessna 182T, Lebanon, OH, October 28, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2020, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lebanon, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4314° N, 84.2563° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4314&lon=-84.2563&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3537C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3537C-2021-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182T (registry code 2072703, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AB1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,014 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201028018609A

## Narrative

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

ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 EDT, A CESSNA CE-182 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION N-NUMBER N3537C, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT CRASHED IN A FIELD, 1 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT (I68).  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE CLERMONT COUNTY AIRPORT (I69) AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 EDT. ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING.

THE PILOT, AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, STATED THAT HE AND THE PASSENGER HAD DEPARTED FROM CLERMONT COUNTY AIRPORT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD FINISHED HAVING NEW AVIONICS INSTALLED. ON REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND THAT OIL PRESSURE HAD DROPPED TO ZERO. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THAT HE HAD TO REDUCE THE POWER AND ULTIMATELY LANDED SHORT OF THE AIRFIELD IN A FIELD. ADEQUATE FUEL WAS FOUND IN BOTH WING TANKS FOR THE FLIGHT TO HAVE CONTINUED.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT THE END OF THE CORN FIELD IN A TREE. THE AIRCRAFT IS CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS ASSISTED BY LOCAL AIRCRAFT MECHANICS INSPECTED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT?S ENGINE AND ENGINE COMPONENTS, PROPELLER AND ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL SYSTEM POST-ACCIDENT.  THERE WAS CONTINUITY OF ENGINE CONTROLS AND FUEL CONTROLS. DURING THE POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, A PLASTIC PACKING CAP WAS FOUND INSTALLED AND CLAMPED ON THE CRANKCASE VENT FITTING WHERE THE HOSE RUNNING TO THE AIR OIL SEPARATOR HAD BEEN REMOVED. THE CRANK SEAL WAS BLOWN OUT ALLOWING THE OIL TO BE PUMPED OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE.

THE WARREN COUNTY AIRPORT (I68), WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORTED THE WEATHER AT 1015 EDT TO BE 3 STATUTE MILES OF VISIBILITY, MIST, OVERCAST AT 500? AGL, TEMPERATURE OF 9 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND CALM WINDS.

REVIEWED BY NJS ON 02/02/2021.

## 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 CEN21LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA034), Oct 28, 2020: Cessna 182 (N3537C), Lebanon, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper maintenance that resulted in a blocked crankcase breather port and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

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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