VERA CRUZ, PA, USA
N7426Q
CESSNA 182
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.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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