# Incident 19950213004259I: Cessna 310R, Providence, RI, February 13, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1995, 22:55 local time
- Place: Providence, RI
- Airport: Theodore Francis Green State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CZUA
- Location: 41.8231° N, 71.4188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Providence, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8231&lon=-71.4188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3237W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950213004259I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING THE NIGHT OF FEBRUARY 13, 1995, A CESSNA 310R, N3237W, WAS BEING OPERATED AS A COMMERCIAL AIR CARGO FLIGHT FROM PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, TO NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS. THE FLIGHT WAS AUTHORIZED UNDER FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS PART 135 AS A CERTIFICATED AIR CARRIER, CZUA109G, FROM MAC DAN AVIATION OF FAIRFIELD, NEW JERSEY,. THE VFR FLIGHT, NOT ACTIVATING A PREPROGRAMMED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN, DEPARTED FROM PROVIDENCE AT 10:25 P.M. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT, CHRISTOPHER PELLETIER (071662960-ATP), HEARD WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS AN "EXPLOSION" OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE PILOT NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE READING ZERO PRESSURE SO THE ENGINE WAS SECURED. HE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE SICKEN AIRCRAFT TO PROVIDENCE, LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT ON RUNWAY 23. A REVIEW OF THE ATC CONVERSATIONS AND ALL INDICATIONS SHOW THAT MR. PELLETIER HANDLED THE EMERGENCY VERY WELL. THIS INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE ENGINE THE NEXT DAY. THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER DEPARTED THE ENGINE AT THE CYLINDER FLANGE/CASE MATING SURFACE. THE ATTACHMENT STUDS FAILED BY EITHER TENSION OR COMPRESSION FAILURE. THE CYLINDER NEARLY EXITED THE COWLING BUR REMAINED IN THE SHEET METAL. OTHER THAN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT BEING COVERED IN ENGINE OIL, NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTICED. THE P.M.I. OF MAC DAN AVIATION AT THE TETERBORO, NEW JERSEY, WAS ADVISED OF THE SITUATION BY FAA "CCMAIL" AND PTRS. THE HOBBS METER SHOWED 2047.4 HOURS. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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