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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210N · Ennis, TX · March 16, 1995

Date
March 16, 1995 · 16:31 local
Place
Ennis, TX
Airport
Ennis Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N656MC
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520R
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total500 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: acft departed dal enroute 3R9. During climb to 6,000 ft., pilot stated engine oil temperature was very high and may have to land at waco. Acft was vectored to VOR approach for F41 (Ennis muni). Acft was unable to intercept the 237 radial for the approach three subsequent times.. Pilot states that eng. Pressure was very low at this time and engine quit at 300 to 400 ft altitude. Pilot made power-off emergency landing in open field next to Ennis high school. 3-10-95: teardown insp. Of engine found #5 conn rod bearing failed due to oil starvation; #2 cyl holed by detonation, apparently causing oil loss. Other cyls lean, but no sign of detonation. Flow ck of injection system, to include pump, appeared within limits. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ACFT DEPARTED DAL ENROUTE 3R9. DURING CLIMB TO 6,000 FT., PILOT STATED ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS VERY HIGH AND MAY HAVE TO LAND AT WACO. ACFT WAS VECTORED TO VOR APPROACH FOR F41 (ENNIS MUNI). ACFT WAS UNABLE TO INTERCEPT THE 237 RADIAL FOR THE APPROACH THREE SUBSEQUENT TIMES.. PILOT STATES THAT ENG. PRESSURE WAS VERY LOW AT THIS TIME AND ENGINE QUIT AT 300 TO 400 FT ALTITUDE. PILOT MADE POWER-OFF EMERGENCY LANDING IN OPEN FIELD NEXT TO ENNIS HIGH SCHOOL. 3-10-95: TEARDOWN INSP. OF ENGINE FOUND #5 CONN ROD BEARING FAILED DUE TO OIL STARVATION; #2 CYL HOLED BY DETONATION, APPARENTLY CAUSING OIL LOSS. OTHER CYLS LEAN, BUT NO SIGN OF DETONATION. FLOW CK OF INJECTION SYSTEM, TO INCLUDE PUMP, APPEARED WITHIN LIMITS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.