# NTSB NYC87LA162: Cessna 182, N7426Q, Vera Cruz, PA, June 7, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 7, 1987, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Vera Cruz, PA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30661
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA162
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30661/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA162

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, cruise - normal
  - engine assembly,piston - failure,total (cause)
  - fuselage,crew compartment - smoke (contributing factor)
  - window,flight compartment window/windshield - dirty(foggy) (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHILE EN ROUTE AT 3500 FT, THE ENG BEGAN TO VIBRATE. ABOUT 1 MIN LATER, OIL STARTED COVERING THE WINDSHIELD & THE COCKPIT BEGAN FILLING WITH SMOKE. HE SHUT DOWN THE ENG & LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND. BEFORE LANDING, HE RESTARTED THE ENG, BUT THE OIL & SMOKE BECAME WORSE, SO HE SHUT IT DOWN AGAIN. WHILE LANDING IN A FARMER'S FIELD, THE LANDING GEAR HIT AN UNSEEN FURROW & WAS DAMAGED. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THE #5 PISTON HAD FAILED, WHICH RESULTED IN A PUNCTURED CASE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7426Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7426Q-1991-01-29), registration cancelled 1991-01-29, S/N 18261066 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18261066
- Airframe hours: 4384
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert T. Vincent, III
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 3, 1986, 17 hours before
- Departed: OCEAN CITY, NJ
- Destination: BENTON, PA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 485 total, 20 in this make and model, 453 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 345° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Altimeter: 29.00 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 19870607018989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870607018989A), Jun 7, 1987: Cessna 182P, Vera Cruz, PA, Substantial damage. Engine vibration oil on windshield smoke in cockpit. Landed farm field. NR5 piston failed. Punctured engine case.

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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