# Incident 19960522018439I: Cessna T210M, Huntsville, AL, May 22, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Redstone Aaf Base
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7304° N, 86.5861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, AL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7304&lon=-86.5861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1113M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1113M-2026-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960522018439I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PIC TOOK OFF FROM M82 TO OPS CHECK THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AFTER OVERHAUL, SMOKE FILLED THE COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, AND THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DECREASED. THE PILOT LANDED SAFELY AFTER ATTAINING CLEARANCE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ENGINE OIL LINE, P/N S1236-4-0315, TO THE TURBO WASTAGE RUPTURED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N1113M (1)

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

- [Incident 19901006061719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901006061719I), Oct 6, 1990: Cessna T210M (N1113M), Gulfport, MS. Pilot reported to be diving to low altitudes over city. Stated he was attempting to correct gear problem by diving.

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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