# Incident 19900418010039I: Cessna 210L, Evansville, IN, April 18, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1990, 18:01 local time
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9748° N, 87.5558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evansville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9748&lon=-87.5558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2290S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2290S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900418010039I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD.FOUND CYLINDER HOLD DOWN STUDS SHEARED AND PISTON ASSEMBLY DEPARTED

## Other reports on N2290S (2)

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

- [Incident 19921031049139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921031049139I), Oct 31, 1992: Cessna 210 (N2290S), Evansville, IN, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19800314045429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800314045429I), Mar 14, 1980: Cessna 210L (N2290S), Wabash, IN. Alternator failed during climb out. Continued flight, lost communication due to drain on battery.

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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