# Accident 19910824036579A: Cessna T210L, Cheyenne, WY, August 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1991, 05:30 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1396° N, 104.7905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1396&lon=-104.7905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2190S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 444 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824036579A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED HARD IN PLOWED FIELD. FLIPPED OVER. BROKEN CONNECTING ROD. BEARINGS SHIFTED. OIL STARVATION.

## 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 SEA91LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA221), Aug 24, 1991: Cessna C-210L (N2190S), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DID NOT PERFORM A PROPER TOP OVERHAUL. THIS RESULTED IN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF A CONNECTING ROD BEARING. FACTORS INCLUDE THE HARD LANDING RESULTING FROM THE…

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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