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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210N · Bellflower, MO · September 11, 1998

Date
September 11, 1998 · 08:44 local
Place
Bellflower, MO
Airport
Sanctuary Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
C13A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9535Y
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,317 total509 in this make and model330 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was enroute to Kansas city downtown airport (mkc) after departure from cahokia-st. louis, Illinois (cps). While in cruise flight, pilot stated that he experienced engine "lag", along with severe vibration and loss of engine oil pressure. Engine was shut down and a emergency landing was made in hermann, Missouri (MO86) without incident. After landing, number five engine piston rod was found pushed thru engine oil pan and nose landing gear wheel well tunnel. Engine teardown report indicated that the number fine piston connecting rod bolt failed, causing the subsequent engine failure. Operator has submitted a malfunction and defect (m&d) report, dated 12/19/98. This incident #CE98IGA0123 is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (MKC) AFTER DEPARTURE FROM CAHOKIA-ST.LOUIS, ILLINOIS (CPS). WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED ENGINE "LAG", ALONG WITH SEVERE VIBRATION AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND A EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN HERMANN, MISSOURI (MO86) WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, NUMBER FIVE ENGINE PISTON ROD WAS FOUND PUSHED THRU ENGINE OIL PAN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL TUNNEL. ENGINE TEARDOWN REPORT INDICATED THAT THE NUMBER FINE PISTON CONNECTING ROD BOLT FAILED, CAUSING THE SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE. OPERATOR HAS SUBMITTED A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT (M&D) REPORT, DATED 12/19/98. THIS INCIDENT #CE98IGA0123 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N9535Y · 1

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