# Incident 19960413017309I: Cessna 310R, Rochester, NY, April 13, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1996, 08:09 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NTLA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17FA-2009-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960413017309I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: UPON LEVEL FLIGHT THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN FLUCTUATING FOLLOWED BY TOTAL LOSS OF PRESSURE. UNEVENTFUL DIVERT TO ROCHESTER. FOUND 3/4" HOLE IN CRANKCASE JUST UNDER THE DATA PLATE. CYLINDER REMOVAL FOUND ONE CONNECTING ROD BOLT SHEARED AND THE OTHER ROD BOLT AND ROD CAP EXHIBITING SECONDARY DAMAGE. NO SIGNS OF OVERHEATING, OVER STRESS, OVER SPEED, OR MIS-ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUES. CRANKSHAFT AND CASES DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. M&D FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N17FA (2)

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

- [Incident 19890110007049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890110007049I), Jan 10, 1989: Cessna 310R (N17FA), Syracuse, NY. Left gear indication problem. Landed without incident. Indication system had wiring problem.
- [Incident 19870404027989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404027989I), Apr 4, 1987: Cessna 310R (N17FA), Syracuse, NY. Increase in RPM before engine quit. Returned to departure point. Found a hole in the crankcase.

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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