# Incident 19881223056369I: Cessna 210L, Roswell, NM, December 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1988, 20:13 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Airport: Roswell Industrial Air Center
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GNXA
- Location: 33.6395° N, 104.3800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6395&lon=-104.3800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59217 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,826 total, 400 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89IA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89IA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881223056369I

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN89IA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89IA047), Dec 24, 1988: Cessna 210L (N59217), Roswell, NM, incident, minor damage

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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