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FAA incident report · Cessna 182A · Palmer, AK · June 8, 2022

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Date
June 8, 2022 · 11:04 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Airport
Sky Ranch Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4837D
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
6,300 total
N4837DRegistered now · Cessna 182AS/N 34937 · Built 1958Airframe modelCessna 182AEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot departed Sky Ranch Airport (AK50) heading west and climbed to approximately 1500 feet when the propeller went to high RPM. Pilot turned towards Palmer, heard a loud bang, and experienced smoke in the cockpit. A ?mayday? Call was made and the pilot safely landed on south trunk road were he was met by the state troopers soon after landing. The aircraft was then moved off the roadway and then moved back to AK50 by helicopter sling load the following day. On engine inspection the following day pilot and mechanic discovered a hole in the rear of the upper left engine casing in front of the magneto.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED SKY RANCH AIRPORT (AK50) HEADING WEST AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET WHEN THE PROPELLER WENT TO HIGH RPM. PILOT TURNED TOWARDS PALMER, HEARD A LOUD BANG, AND EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. A ?MAYDAY? CALL WAS MADE AND THE PILOT SAFELY LANDED ON SOUTH TRUNK ROAD WERE HE WAS MET BY THE STATE TROOPERS SOON AFTER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND THEN MOVED BACK TO AK50 BY HELICOPTER SLING LOAD THE FOLLOWING DAY. ON ENGINE INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING DAY PILOT AND MECHANIC DISCOVERED A HOLE IN THE REAR OF THE UPPER LEFT ENGINE CASING IN FRONT OF THE MAGNETO.