- Date
- February 10, 1991, 18:45 local (Feb 11, 1991, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Mansfield, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2486QCessna 182K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910210013019A
- Case key
- 23247
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Probable cause
The failure of the number two cylinder piston due to inadequate maintenance.
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.
Analysis
During a local night flight the engine experienced a catastrophic failure in the number two cylinder. The piston assembly disintegrated resulting in a complete loss of power. The pilot selected what appeared to be the only available terrain for landing; however, the landing area was unsuitable and the airplane nosed over to the inverted position. The engine had just completed an annual inspection four hours prior by a contracted airframe and powerplant mechanic.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2486Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 182K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18257686
- Airframe hours
- 3,900
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gregory A. Otto
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 8, 1991 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- F35 · Possum Kingdom, TX
- Destination
- LNC · Lancaster, TX
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 316 total · 290 in this make and model · 226 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 30° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTW, 18 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 N2486Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.