# Accident 19980922039279A: Cessna P210R, Amery, WI, September 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1998, 17:30 local time
- Place: Amery, WI
- Airport: Amery Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2995° N, 92.3607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2995&lon=-92.3607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5245A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210R
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980922039279A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1998, AT 1950 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA P210N, N5245A, OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 36 (4,001' X 75' DRY/ASPHALT), NEAR AMERY, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SUFFERED A LOSS OF POWER WHICH NECESSITATED THE EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23)JUST AFTER TAKEOFF AT AMERY MUNCIPAL AIRPORT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND MAKE NOISE.  THE AIRCRAFT LOST AIRSPEED AND PILOT RAISED GEAR AND BANKED THE AIRCRAFT WEST TO AVOID LANDING IN A LAKE AND MARSH.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A CORN FIELD WHERE IT SUSTAINED SUBSTANT  IAL DAMAGE TO THE BELLY, WINGS AND PROPELLER.  THE PILOT HAD MINOR BACK INJURIES.

## 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 CHI98LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA360), Sep 23, 1998: Cessna P210N (N5245A), Amery, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fatigue failure of the crankshaft from frictional heating for undetermined reasons. A related factor was the unsuitable terrain.

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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