# NTSB ATL95LA176: Cessna 182R, N9119C, Tuscaloosa, AL, September 29, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 28, 1995, 23:25 local (Sep 29, 1995, 04:25 UTC) - Place: Tuscaloosa, AL - Location: 33.1772° N, 87.6114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from TUSCALOOSA NTL (TCL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1772&lon=-87.6114&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 6, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 3630 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL95LA176 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3630/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA176 ## Probable cause Engine oil starvation for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a connecting rod cap failure. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, descent - fluid,oil - starvation (cause) - engine assembly,connecting rod cap - failure (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - Nose over, emergency landing - terrain condition - soft ## Analysis The pilot experienced a complete loss of engine power short of the destination airport. He selected an emergency landing area and made a forced landing. The airplane nosed over during the landing rollout. An engine examination disclosed that the number six connecting rod cap had failed. The engine examination also displayed evidence of a high operating temperature. Approximately two quarts of oil were recovered from the engine crankcase during the engine examination; the normal operating oil level was eight quarts. There were no obvious signs of oil leakage on the engine assembly or the airframe. ## Factual narrative On September 28, 1995, about 2325 central daylight time, a Cessna 182R, N9119C, nosed over during the landing roll, following a loss of engine power, near Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The airplane was operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and instrument flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. An instrument flight plan was filed for the personal flight. There were no injuries to the commercial pilot, and the airplane was substantially damaged. Origination of the flight was Houma, Louisiana, about 2130 on the same evening. During the preflight inspection of the airplane, the pilot added two quarts of engine oil, which raised the oil level to eight quarts. According to the pilot the flight was uneventful until he started the arrival descent. The pilot reported that during the descent, the engine began to run roughly. Shortly afterwards, the engine oil pressure began decreasing, and the engine became rougher. Unable to reach the Tuscaloosa Airport, the pilot selected an empty field, and executed a forced landing. During the landing roll on the soft soil, the airplane nosed over. The wreckage examination disclosed that the number six connecting rod cap had failed. The examination also disclosed that the connecting rod crankshaft journal displayed evidence of high operating temperature. Metal debris was recovered from the engine crankcase, but no metal debris was discovered in the engine oil pump assembly or other components upstream to and from the engine oil pump assembly. During the engine examination, approximately two quarts of engine oil were recovered from the engine; the normal operating oil level for the engine ia eight quarts. The examination of the airframe failed to reveal evidence of oil leakage on the engine assembly or the airframe. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9119C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9119C-1998-03-30), registration cancelled 1998-03-30, S/N R18200410 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182R - Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18200410 - Airframe hours: 2791 - Engines: Lycoming O-540-J3C5P 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: James R. Tarter, Jr - Registered owner: Danny R. Smith - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 26, 1995, 50 hours before - Departed: HUM, HOUMA, LA - Destination: TCL - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: TCL, Tuscaloosa, runway 4, 5,600 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 24; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 490 total, 92 in this make and model, 404 as pilot in command, 76 in the last 90 days, 35 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 100° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19950928033099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950928033099A), Sep 28, 1995: Cessna R182, Tuscaloosa, AL, Substantial damage. Losing oil pressure. Nosed over on forced landing NR6 rod cap failed. Metal in oil and over temp. Found two qts oil ## Other investigations on N9119C (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 MIA86LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA205), Jul 12, 1986: Cessna R182 (N9119C), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.