# Accident 20221022016769A: Cessna A185E, Thomasville, PA, October 22, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2022, 12:00 local time
- Place: Thomasville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9176° N, 76.8734° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9176&lon=-76.8734&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36ZN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36ZN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520-D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221022016769A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA23LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA034), Oct 22, 2022: Cessna A185E (N36ZN), York, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Oil starvation of the number 1 connecting rod bearings, which resulted in a 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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