Cessna R182 N756PN

Summary

On 24 May 2005 at about 15:19 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N756PN was involved in an accident near New Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 May 2005 at 15:19

Classification

Accident

Location

New Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Coordinates

41.4592, -73.5011

Aircraft

Cessna R182

Registration

N756PN

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Malone → Islip

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD05FA068

2 people died.

Failure of the aluminum-clad, number two connecting rod bearings, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. A factor was the relatively short forced landing area.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was in cruise flight, at 4,000 feet, when the engine lost oil pressure. The pilot reported the difficulty to air traffic control, was given vectors to an airport 10 miles to the south, and cleared for a descent. About 2 minutes after the pilot's initial call, he reported the engine had seized. Unable to reach the airport, the pilot attempted the forced landing in a sports field of relatively short length. The airplane glided low over the field, but continued beyond the end where it hit trees. The airplane then impacted the ground, and a postcrash fire ensued. A subsequent examination of the engine revealed that the aluminum-clad bearings from the number two connecting rod had failed, and that the rod beam and cap had separated.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.