20221020017789I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182Q · Wakefield, VA · October 20, 2022

Date
October 20, 2022 · 15:29 local
Place
Wakefield, VA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4880N
Reported as
Cessna 182Q
Reported engine
Continental O-470-U
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft was in cruise flight when pilot reported loss of engine power. Pilot diverted to Wakefield municipal airport (kakq) and landed safely. Physical examination of engine revealed #3 cylinder head separation from cylinder barrel.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PILOT DIVERTED TO WAKEFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KAKQ) AND LANDED SAFELY. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF ENGINE REVEALED #3 CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATION FROM CYLINDER BARREL.