# Accident 19920729028009A: Cessna P210N, Mineral Point, WI, July 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1992, 14:33 local time
- Place: Mineral Point, WI
- Airport: Iowa County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8607° N, 90.1795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8607&lon=-90.1795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6503W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6503W-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520AF
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,139 total, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920729028009A

## Narrative

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

CRANKSHAFT FRACTURED FORWARD END CAUSING FRONT SECTION INCLUDING PROP TO DEPART AIRCRAFT. PILOT PANICKED LANDING.

## 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 CHI92FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA215), Jul 29, 1992: Cessna P210N (N6503W), Mineral Point, WI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT STALL AND DESCENT INTO TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE MANUFACTURER'S UNDERTORQUED CRANKCASE HALVES AND INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE, THE PILOT'S DELAY IN…

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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