# NTSB FTW82FRJ09: Cessna 182L, N70541, Farmerville, LA, March 5, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: March 5, 1982, 12:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place: Farmerville, LA
- Location: 32.7751° N, 92.4005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmerville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7751&lon=-92.4005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70668
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FRJ09
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70668/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRJ09

## 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, cruise - normal
  - engine assembly,connecting rod - failure,total (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS TAKEOFF AND CLIMB TO 2200 FT MSL WERE NORMAL. AFTER THE PLANE WAS IN CRUISE CONFIGURATION, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE NOISE LEVEL INCREASED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE PILOT OBSERVED A PIECE OF METAL PROTRUDING THROUGH THE COWLING. HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH, AND SELECTED AN AREA FOR A FORCED LANDING. BEFORE LANDING, THE MASTER SWITCH WAS TURNED ON MOMENTARILY TO LOWER THE FLAPS. THE PLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING ON HILLY TERRAIN. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NO. 2 CONNECTING ROD HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM ITS CRANKPIN. THE BEARING HAD DISINTEGRATED, THE CRANKPIN HAD TURNED BLACK FROM THERMAL DAMAGE, AND THE ROD BOLTS HAD BROKEN. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70541](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70541-1985-06-10), registration cancelled 1985-06-10, S/N 18259294 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Airframe hours: 2390
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470 265 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Jack Jones
- Registered owner: Jack Jones
- Departed: FARMERVILLE, LA
- Destination: TYLER, TX
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 293 total, 79 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 136 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MLV

## 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 19820305002369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820305002369A), Mar 5, 1982: Cessna 182L, Farmerville, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing attempt after engine failure caused by #2 rod bolts S/N1825929 broke.

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.

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