What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost power on climbout. Turned back landed gear up short and slid onto runway NR1 clylinder had detonation damage. (-23) on Tuesday July 2, 1997, at approximately 14:40 local time, a Cessna T-210, N761FM, owned by tyler trinity corporation, crash landed shortly after take-off from the Kerrville airport due to loss of engine power. The aircraft sustained substantial damage from the gear up landing just short of runway 30 at the Kerrville airport. The pilot and three passengers were returning home from a personal trip and were not injured. Post accident investigation on July 2, 1997, revealed that cylinder #1 on the teledyne Continental motors tsio-520 engine showed signs of excessive heat. Upon removal of the #1 cylinder assembly, the piston was found severely eroded around much of the upper perimeter. This erosion completely destroyed a significant portion of the top and second piston ring grooves. The top of the piston and the combustion side of the cylinder heard showed signs of severe pitting which may have been caused by piston and piston ring fragments. The intake valve was also found seized in the open position. On July 10, 1997, utilizing t he assistance of Mr. John kent of teledyne Continental motors and Mr. Emile lohman of Cessna aircraft company, the five remaining cylinders were removed and found normal. Inspection of the engine and engine systems did not reveal any significant abnormality with the exception of light to moderate FOD damage observed on the inlet side of the turbocharger impeller. The damaged piston and cylinder are being sent to teledyne Continental motors for further evaluation.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TURNED BACK LANDED GEAR UP SHORT AND SLID ONTO RUNWAY NR1 CLYLINDER HAD DETONATION DAMAGE. (-23) ON TUESDAY JULY 2, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:40 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA T-210, N761FM, OWNED BY TYLER TRINITY CORPORATION, CRASH LANDED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM THE KERRVILLE AIRPORT DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE GEAR UP LANDING JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY 30 AT THE KERRVILLE AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE RETURNING HOME FROM A PERSONAL TRIP AND WERE NOT INJURED. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION ON JULY 2, 1997, REVEALED THAT CYLINDER #1 ON THE TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS TSIO-520 ENGINE SHOWED SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT. UPON REMOVAL OF THE #1 CYLINDER ASSEMBLY, THE PISTON WAS FOUND SEVERELY ERODED AROUND MUCH OF THE UPPER PERIMETER. THIS EROSION COMPLETELY DESTROYED A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE TOP AND SECOND PISTON RING GROOVES. THE TOP OF THE PISTON AND THE COMBUSTION SIDE OF THE CYLINDER HEARD SHOWED SIGNS OF SEVERE PITTING WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY PISTON AND PISTON RING FRAGMENTS. THE INTAKE VALVE WAS ALSO FOUND SEIZED IN THE OPEN POSITION. ON JULY 10, 1997, UTILIZING T HE ASSISTANCE OF MR. JOHN KENT OF TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS AND MR. EMILE LOHMAN OF CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY, THE FIVE REMAINING CYLINDERS WERE REMOVED AND FOUND NORMAL. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND ENGINE SYSTEMS DID NOT REVEAL ANY SIGNIFICANT ABNORMALITY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LIGHT TO MODERATE FOD DAMAGE OBSERVED ON THE INLET SIDE OF THE TURBOCHARGER IMPELLER. THE DAMAGED PISTON AND CYLINDER ARE BEING SENT TO TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.