- Date
- March 26, 1984, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- New Hudson, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N42855Cessna 182L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840326007529A
- Case key
- 12571
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after leveling off at 3000 ft the cabin of the acft filled with smoke and the acft lost all oil pressure. Shortly after this the engine quit. During the forced landing in a corn field the acft nosed over. During a post accident investigation it was discovered that the bolt for the main oil screen was missing. The plt said he changes the acft oil himself and in cleaning the screen he could have overlooked replacing the safety wire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42855
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18259216
- Airframe hours
- 2,836
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Lockhart
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1983
- Departed
- Y47 · New Hudson, MI
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 293 total · 78 in this make and model · 236 as pilot in command · 54 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DET, 28 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N42855 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.