- Date
- July 23, 1982, 12:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place
- Moultrie, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2998JCessna T188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820723031759A
- Case key
- 71781
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Engine assembly,ring - failure,totalCause
Forced landing
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Object - vehicleFactor
Ground loop/swerve - intentional
Analysis
A catastrophic engine failure occurred at an altitude of about 500 ft AGL while the pilot was returning to the airport. The pilot elected to land on a highway. He reported that during the landing, he ran the plane off the road to avoid an oncoming car. An examination revealed the engine problem occurred after a piston ring had failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2998J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T-18803589T
- Airframe hours
- 1,040
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Paul Louis Lanier
- Registered owner
- Paul Louis Lanier
- Departed
- Moultrie, GA
- Destination
- Moultrie, GA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 1,040 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 187 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.