20221022016769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Thomasville, PA · October 22, 2022

Date: October 22, 2022 · 12:00 local
Place: Thomasville, PA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N36ZN
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA23LA034
Reported as: Cessna A185E
Reported engine: Continental IO-520-D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,000 total

N36ZNRegistered now · Cessna A185ES/N 18501830 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna A185E Engine modelContinental IO-520-DReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft engine lost oil pressure causing catastrophic engine failure. Pilot located nearest airport (thv) and attempted an emergency landing. Aircraft contacted ground short of runway and slid approximately 150 feet before striking a ten foot deer fence. Aircraft came to rest entangled in fence a top 50 foot hill west of the hold area for runway 35.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT LOCATED NEAREST AIRPORT (THV) AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET BEFORE STRIKING A TEN FOOT DEER FENCE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ENTANGLED IN FENCE A TOP 50 FOOT HILL WEST OF THE HOLD AREA FOR RUNWAY 35.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA23LA034Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportYork, PAOil starvation of the number 1 connecting rod bearings, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.Oct 22, 2022 · Substantial damage