RICHLAND AVIATION, INC.
Also recorded as: RICHLAND AVIATION INC, RICHLAND AVIATION, INC., Richland Aviation, Inc.
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
FAA enforcement actions
FAA enforcement records haven't been loaded into GroundCheck yet, so none can be shown — a gap in our data, not evidence of a clean enforcement history.
Maintenance disclosure history
Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal.
7 reports on file.
ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT. NUMBER 1 CONNECTING ROD AND (CRANK END) PROTRUDING THROUGH TOP OF ENGINE CASE. RIGHT MAGNETO BROKEN OFF ITS MOUNT. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE SINCE 05/2017. IT IS A FACTORY REBUILT ENGINE. THIS IS THE SECOND ENGINE IN OUR FLEET TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE.
ENGINE DEVELOPED LOW OIL PRESSURE IN FLIGHT APPROX 20 PSI. REMOVED AND CLEANED OIL PRESSURE RELIEF PLUNGER. FOUND CARBON BITS IN OIL FROM CAVITY. ABOUT 20 HOURS LATER THE LOW OIL PRESSURE RETURNED. REMOVED OIL PRESSURE RELIEF PLUNGER. MORE CARBON BITS FOUND IN OIL FROM THE CAVITY. CLEANED CAVITY AND INSTALLED NEW PLUNGER, SPRINGER AND SEAT. OIL AND FILTER CHANGED. 1.1 HOURS LATER LOW OIL PRESSURE. THIS TIME THE NEW PLUNGER IS BADLY PITTED FROM DEBRIS AND FLAKES OF METAL ARE FOUND IN THE OIL FROM THE CAVITY. ENGINE REMOVED FROM SERVICE UNTIL THE SOURCE OF THE MATERIAL CAN BE DETERMINED. SENT OIL PUMP TO CONTINENETAL FOR EVALUATION. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE SINCE 05/2018. IT IS FACTORY REBUILT ENGINE.
ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT. NR 5 AND NR 6 CONNECTING ROD (CRANK END) PROTRUDING THROUGH TOP OF ENGINE CASE. HOLES IN BOTH SIDES OF CASE BELOW NR 5 AND NR 6 CYLINDERS ABOVE OIL PAN FLANGE. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE SINCE 07/2016. IT IS A FACTORY REBUILT ENGINE.
BIL - RIGHT FUEL FLOW LAGGED AND THEN MANIFOLD PRESSURE SPIKED. STICKING WASTEGATE CONTROLLER. WASTEGATE CONTROLLER DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED, INSPECTED, AND REASSEMBLED WITH NEW SEALS. THE OLD SEALS SHOWED SIGNS OF WEAR IN SOME AREAS. GROUND RUN AND LEAK CHECKED OK. (M)
BIL - RIGHT ENGINE SURGING. FUEL FLOW WAS GOING OVER RED LINE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FLOOD OUT. ADJUSTED ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP TO SPECS/GROUND RUN OK. (M)
BIL - ON TAKEOFF (AIRBORNE), OIL PRESSURE AT RED LINE, FUEL FLOW ERRATIC, MANIFOLD PRESS VERY SENSITIVE AND ERRATIC, FUEL PRESS EXCEEDED RED LINE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. ALL TEMPS IN GREEN AT TAKEOFF. BOTH ENGINES NOTED COVERED WITH OIL, BUT ENGINES STILL HAD OIL AND PRESS. AIR/OIL SEPARATORS FROZE UP BOTH ENGINES. CLEANED BOTH ENGINES AND COWLING. REMOVED AND CLEANED SEPARATOR SCREEN, HOUSING, AND DRAIN LINES BOTH ENGINES. DRAINED OIL AND INSPECTED MAGNETIC PLUGS BOTH ENGINES - NOTED CLEAN AND NORMAL. REMOVED BOTH ENGINE OIL FILTERS AND INSPECTED - CLEAN AND NORMAL. INSTALLED NEW FILTERS AND SERVICED BOTH ENGINES WITH OIL. GROUND RUN, OPS CHKD, AND LEAK CHKD NORMAL BOTH ENGINES.
FUEL STAINS WERE NOTED AROUND SEVERAL INTAKE TUBES. IN REMOVING THE COLLARS FROM THE CYLINDERS TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE INJECTORS, TWO OF THE INTAKE TUBES WERE FOUND CRACKED AROUND THE RADIUS OF THE FLANGE.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N132RX | CESSNA 402C | — | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N2718Y | CESSNA 402C | 1979 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N37127 | CESSNA 404 | 1977 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N3885G | CESSNA 340A | 1976 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N502RA | CESSNA 404 | 1977 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N5409G | CESSNA 404 | — | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N5409G | CESSNA 404 | — | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N575RC | CESSNA 404 | 1979 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N6839Y | CESSNA 402C | 1981 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |