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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182R · Huntsville, TX · September 13, 2024

Date: September 13, 2024 · 14:30 local
Place: Huntsville, TX
Airport: Huntsville Municipal
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2659K
Reported as: Cessna 182R
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 585 total

N2659KRegistered now · Cessna 182RS/N 18268502 · Built 1985 Airframe modelCessna 182R Engine 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.

At cruise flight, both pilots felt a slight “thud” and smelled a faint chemical smell. With no abnormalities noted, the engine started running very rough and smoke started to enter the aircraft. Pilots secured the engine power, declared an emergency, and continued descent to kuts. After landing smoke observed coming from the engine compartment, fire extinguisher was discharged into the engine compartment. Pilots observed the spinner was missing from the propellor. The nose tire was observed to be flat. After removing engine cowling, a hole was observed on the top of the engine block at the rear two cylinders with a cylinder connecting rod resting on top of the engine.

As the FAA filed it

AT CRUISE FLIGHT, BOTH PILOTS FELT A SLIGHT “THUD” AND SMELLED A FAINT CHEMICAL SMELL. WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND SMOKE STARTED TO ENTER THE AIRCRAFT. PILOTS SECURED THE ENGINE POWER, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND CONTINUED DESCENT TO KUTS. AFTER LANDING SMOKE OBSERVED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS DISCHARGED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PILOTS OBSERVED THE SPINNER WAS MISSING FROM THE PROPELLOR. THE NOSE TIRE WAS OBSERVED TO BE FLAT. AFTER REMOVING ENGINE COWLING, A HOLE WAS OBSERVED ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE BLOCK AT THE REAR TWO CYLINDERS WITH A CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD RESTING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE.