# Incident 19980206002959I: Cessna T210N, Rock Springs, WY, February 6, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1998, 13:24 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5947° N, 109.2209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Springs, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5947&lon=-109.2209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4856U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4856U-2011-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980206002959I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AT 10,500 TURBO CHARGER STOPPED 28" TO 19" MANIFOLD PRESSURE, PROP. SURGED, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. SECURED AIRCRAFT FOR EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY 191, 2 MILES SW OF ROCK SPRINGS, WY. LANDED WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. MECHANIC REPAIRED BROKEN FITTING, INSPECTED FILTER, INSTALLED NEW FILTER, RESERVICED ENGINE OIL. AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND LANDED AT ROCK SPRINGS, WY AIRPORT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N4856U (3)

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

- [Incident 19940223005249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940223005249I), Feb 23, 1994: Cessna T210N (N4856U), Jeffery Ctiy, WY. Rough engine after departure from airstrip. Forced landing on highway. Found a faulty magneto.
- [Incident 19880707041919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880707041919I), Jul 7, 1988: Cessna T210N (N4856U), Saratoga, WY, Minor damage. Gear unsafe light on approach. Cycled 3 times. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Cause undetermined. Prop damaged.
- [Incident 19841118069119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841118069119I), Nov 18, 1984: Cessna T210N (N4856U), Dallas, TX. Ran out of fuel. Uneventful landing on highway.

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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