# Incident 19780514033349I: Cessna 210, Phoenix, AZ, May 14, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1978
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Mather Afb
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9517T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9517T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 10 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780514033349I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILED. CONNECTING ROD CAME THROUGH CRANKSHAFT.

## Other reports on N9517T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20260910011889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260910011889A), Sep 10, 2026: Cessna 210 (N9517T), Polson, MT, Substantial damage. Student pilot stated that he intended to practice forward slips to landing, upon entering forward slip the engine did not respond to power inputs resulting in…
- [Accident 19911005045189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911005045189A), Oct 5, 1991: Cessna 210 (N9517T), Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. Nose gear hydraulic hose ruptured on retraction. Landing gear collapsed on landing. Hose replaced three months prior

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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