19881223056369I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210L · Roswell, NM · December 23, 1988

Date: December 23, 1988 · 20:13 local
Place: Roswell, NM
Airport: Roswell Industrial Air Center
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: GNXA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N59217
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN89IA047
Reported as: Cessna 210L
Reported engine: Continental IO520L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,826 total400 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Detonation caused hole in piston. Pressure in crankcase forced oil out and engine siezed. Landed on road gear up.

As the FAA filed it

DETONATION CAUSED HOLE IN PISTON. PRESSURE IN CRANKCASE FORCED OIL OUT AND ENGINE SIEZED. LANDED ON ROAD GEAR UP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN89IA047Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportRoswell, NMPlt preflighted acft and noted indication of 9 qts of oil in crankcase. Flt departed Roswell (row) in night VMC en route to abq. Plt had just leveled off at 6500 ft MSL when he noticed oil pressure gauge fluctuating. Oil pressure then began dropping and plt…Dec 24, 1988 · Minor damage