Cessna T182 N9454H

Summary

On 11 January 2013 at about 20:50 local time, a Cessna T182 registered N9454H was involved in an accident near Brandon, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 January 2013 at 20:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Brandon, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Peter O Knight (TPF)

Coordinates

27.9378, -82.2678

Aircraft

Cessna T182

Registration

N9454H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tampa → Miami

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13LA112

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the No. 2 cylinder’s rod bearing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was climbing through about 3,000 feet mean sea level when it began to vibrate, and oil covered the windscreen. The pilot chose to perform and off-airport landing to an empty field. During landing, the airplane impacted the ground in a flat-pitch attitude, which resulted in the left wing buckling. A subsequent examination of the engine revealed that the No. 2 cylinder's aluminum-clad rod bearing had failed. The bearing likely failed due to progressive cracking and spalling or delamination within the bearing. The No. 3 cylinder's bearing exhibited similar cracking and delamination. It is likely that the failure of the No. 2 cylinder's rod bearing resulted in a total loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.