RUSSELL, AR, USA
N3763D
CESSNA 182
THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE QUIT.AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN A PLOWED BEAN FIELD THAT RESULTED IN A COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR, THEN A NOSE OVER. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE INTAKE VALVE ON NO. 6 CYLINDER WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION.
AN ENGINE FAILURE, BECAUSE OF A VALVE WHICH STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, OVER TERRAIN THAT WAS UNSUITABLE FOR A FORCED LANDING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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