# Accident 19920114000569A: Cessna 2105A, Spring, TX, January 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1992, 13:40 local time
- Place: Spring, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1198° N, 95.5208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1198&lon=-95.5208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8352Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8352Z-1998-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5(205) (registry code 2073202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 total, 35 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920114000569A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. OIL ON WINDSHIELD. NOSED OVER ON OFF AIRPORT LANDING. CYLINDER STUDS BROKE IN FATIGUE FROM OVER TORQUE.

## 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 FTW92LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA056), Jan 14, 1992: Cessna 205A (N8352Z), Spring, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL POWER LOSS DUE TO CYLINDER FATIGUE AND RESULTANT ENGINE VIBRATIONS. FACTORS WERE THE OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD RESTRICTING THE PILOT'S VISION AND THE WET TERRAIN.

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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