# Incident 19931211050599I: Cessna 310R, Middletown, PA, December 11, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1993, 20:30 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2009° N, 76.7292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2009&lon=-76.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N502SB-1995-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,352 total, 750 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931211050599I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE QUIT INFLIGHT. DIVERTED TO HARRISBURG. FOUND NR2 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BROKE.

## Other reports on N502SB (2)

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

- [Accident 19940903025119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940903025119A), Sep 3, 1994: Cessna 310R (N502SB), Blaine, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control in a descent. Exceeded vne. Airframe failed. Indicates pilot judgement impaired by drugs and fatigue.
- [Incident 19920420013769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920420013769I), Apr 20, 1992: Cessna 310R (N502SB), Syracuse, NY. Left main gear malfunction on approach. Recycled. Landed safely. Replaced left landing gear.

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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