# Accident 19980319003909A: Cessna 210K, Fallon, NV, March 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1998, 14:50 local time
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Airport: Fallon Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XFLA
- Location: 39.5002° N, 118.2910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5002&lon=-118.2910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8274M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8274M-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210K (registry code 2073446, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210K
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 247 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980319003909A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. HIT WIRES THE ROCKS. METAL IN OIL. OIL PUMP SIEZED. FAULTY OVERHAUL 162 HRS PRIOR. (.4) DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB, THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND THE RPM'S DROPPED TO ZERO, BUT THERE WAS NO SOUND CHANGE IN THE ENGINE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.  DURING THE TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING AND COLLIDED WITH GROUND OBSTRUCTIONS.  A POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN OIL STARVATION FAILURE OF THE ENGINE.  THE OIL PUMP'S DRIVE GEAR SHAFT HAD FAILED IN TORSIONAL OVERLOAD.  EXAMINATION OF THE OIL PUMP'S DRIVEN GEAR REVEALED THAT THE REQUIRED BRONZE BUSHINGS BETWEEN IT AND THE DRIVEN GEAR SHAFT WERE ABSENT.  IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED 162 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  DURING THE ENGINE OVERHAUL, THE OIL PUMP WAS SENT OUT FOR OVERHAUL AND WAS RETURNED TO THE OWNER AS A DISASSEMBLED UNIT.  THE OWNER/PILOT, WHO WAS NOT A CERTIFIED A & P MECHANIC, REASSEMBLED THE OIL PUMP AND REINSTALLED IT ON THE AIRPLANE.  A CERTIFIED A & P MECHANIC REPORTED THAT HE DID SIGN THE LOGBOOK TO THIS AFFECT, BU (-23) SEE ATTACHED COPY OF PROGRAM TRACKING & REPORTING SUBSYSTEM (PTRS) COMMENT SECTION TRANSMITTAL^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE BY THE FAA IIC AND DOWNLOADED INTO THE NATIONAL DATA BASE. IT DESCRIBES, IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, THE SEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIVE STEPS TAKEN SO FAR IN THIS ACCIDENT REPORT.(NO NARRATIVE ATTACHED).

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX98LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA124), Mar 19, 1998: Cessna 210K (N8274M), Fallon, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The aircraft owner/pilot's improper assembly of the engine oil pump, which resulted in failure of the unit and oil starvation failure of the engine. A factor was the lack of supervision of the…

## Other reports on N8274M (1)

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

- [Incident 19780427013849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780427013849I), Apr 27, 1978: Cessna 210K (N8274M), Teterboro, NJ, Minor damage. Failed to lower gear for landing.

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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