Cessna 182 accident near Littleton, NC
On June 27, 2014, a Cessna 182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Littleton, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 27, 2014
- Place
- Littleton, NC
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.291°N, 77.701°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140627X84708
Official records · ERA14FA313
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 27, 2014, about 0940 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N182PE, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Littleton, North Carolina. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight, which departed from Sabot Airport (1VA0), Sabot, Virginia, at 0848, and was destined for Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport (RWI), Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to air traffic control (ATC) voice and radar data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airplane departed from 1VA0 and climbed to an altitude of 4,000 feet mean sea level (msl). At 0929, the pilot advised ATC that he had mechanical problem and would like to divert to Hanover County Municipal Airport (OFP), Richmond, Virginia and was cleared direct to OFP. At 0932, the pilot advised ATC that "I just got rpm is a gone past the red line and everything else is a looking alright got a low oil pressure but a temperature is okay a so I'm just going back as a precaution." At 0934, the pilot advised ATC that he was going to have to land the airplane and that he was showing Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport (IXA), Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina as the closest airport. The controller confirmed that IXA was the closest airport, which was at the airplane's two o'clock position and 10 miles away. The controller then cleared the flight direct to IXA and requested that the pilot
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel's application of sealant to the engine case halves during engine overhaul, contrary to manufacturer's instructions, which resulted in internal failure of the engine due to the loss of case bolt torque.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
