CRYSTAL RIVER, FL, USA
N9218X
CESSNA 182E
THE PLT STATED THAT JUST BEFORE DESCENT HE PUSHED THE PROPELLER CONTROL FULL FORWARD, EXPERIENCED A RUNAWAY PROP AND LOST OIL PRESSURE. MOMENTS LATER A CONNECTING ROD FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS EXECUTED IN AMARSHY AREA NORTHWEST OF CRYSTAL RIVER, FL. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE PROPELLER AND THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF EITHER COMPONENT. ALSO, EXAMINATION OF THE ENG DRIVEN OIL PUMP REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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