# Accident 19930527015419A: Cessna 210K, Mayakka City, FL, May 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1993, 08:14 local time
- Place: Mayakka City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8278M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8278M-2013-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210K (registry code 2073446, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210K
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 3 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930527015419A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AFTER VIBRATION AND SMOKE. COLLAPSED GEAR LANDING. FOUND BROKEN CONNECTING ROD NUMBER TWO CYLINDER.

## 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 MIA93LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA131), May 27, 1993: Cessna 210K (N8278M), Myakka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 2 piston connecting rod for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was a forced landing to unsuitable terrain.

## Other reports on N8278M (2)

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

- [Incident 20120126004909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120126004909I), Jan 26, 2012: Cessna 210K (N8278M), Hemet, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft force landed in an open field under unknown circumstances.
- [Incident 19980830040299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980830040299I), Aug 30, 1998: Cessna 210K (N8278M), Winchester, VA, Minor damage. Pilot had been practicing tough-n-go's in his CE210, when he landed gear up. There were no passengers. Damage to the airicraft was minor.

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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