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At approximately 0910, this office received a call from the FAA communications center regarding a Cessna 210 that landed in a field 3 miles south of the Marthas Vineyard Airport due to an engine failure. I responded by traveling to the site via a cockpit enroute on cape air and being picked up at the airport by sergeant moore of the Massachusetts state police, who then proceeded to take me to the landing site. Arriving at the scene via a dirt access road, the aircraft, N1781M, was at the FAR end of the field. Initial inspection revealed that there was very little if any damage to the aircraft as a result of the emergency landing. Fuel samples were taken from the fuel bowl, the left wing sump and the right wing sump. The fuel taken from the fuel bowl, which is the lowest point in the fuel system, appeared to have a noticeable amount of debris and water. The left wing sump sample revealed a nominal amount of debris and water. The right wing sump was clear. The following informational items concerning the aircraft were noted during the preliminary inspection for damage: tachometer reading was 4192.9, flaps were full up and the flap switch was up, mixture was pushed in to full rich, throttle was pulled out, the prop RPM was full increase, ignition switch was off, navigation light and anti-collision switches were on, directional byro indicated 0 degrees, comm radio #1 was tuned to 121.4; comm radio #2 was tuned to 121.5, nav #1 and #2 were tuned to 109.10, gear switch was in the neutral position, circuit breakers were all in, altimeter indicated 0 feet, VSI indicated 0, no ascent or descent, both fuel tanks were visually checked and were full. After completing an inspection of the aircraft for damage due to the emergency landing, a 'ramp' (in the field) inspection was conducted. The following irregularities were noted: the exhaust pipe had some corrosion on the end of the pipe, left wing tip is missing the nav light/strobe light assembly, left main landing gear door is off center, privacy data omitted small dent in the trailing edge of the aileron trim tab has a small crack running horizontal. Upon completion of the above ramp inspection of the aircraft, I returned to the Marthas Vineyard Airport terminal where I interviewed the pilotin command, Mr. Robert walsh. It was at this interview that I gave m r. walsh a "pilot in command statement" from to fillout. He said that he w ould do it at home. During this interview, sergeant moore of the Massachusetts state police was present. Mr. Walsh furnished mewith his pilot certifi cate and his current medical (copies were made). Mr. Walsh stated that he d eparted nantucket island, MA. (Ack) at APPROXIMATELY0800 and set out on a VFR trip to teterboro, NJ (teb) with his wife as theonly passenger on boar d. this route took him over Marthas Vineyard (mvy) airport at 2600 feet. Approximately 18 minutes into the flight, Mr. Walsh stated that all of a sudden the engine quit. Mr. Walsh selected a field approximately 3 miles south of the Marthas Vineyard Airport in the small town ofwest tisbury. Mr. Wals h also stated that there was a indication that therewas a drop in RPM or m anifold pressure. He declared a "mayday" and proceeded to land the aircraft safely in a field of grass. On Thursday, October 29, 1998, I traveled to nantucket island airport and met with the director ofmaintenance of gray la dy aviation. Mr. Walsh met inspector al peyus and myself in order to inspect the maintenance records of Cessna CE-210-M, registration number N1781M. privacy data omitted
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AT APPROXIMATELY 0910, THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE FAA COMMUNICATIONS CENTER REGARDING A CESSNA 210 THAT LANDED IN A FIELD 3 MILES SOUTH OF THE MARTHAS VINEYARD AIRPORT DUE TO AN ENGINE FAILURE. I RESPONDED BY TRAVELING TO THE SITE VIA A COCKPIT ENROUTE ON CAPE AIR AND BEING PICKED UP AT THE AIRPORT BY SERGEANT MOORE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE, WHO THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKE ME TO THE LANDING SITE. ARRIVING AT THE SCENE VIA A DIRT ACCESS ROAD, THE AIRCRAFT, N1781M, WAS AT THE FAR END OF THE FIELD. INITIAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE IF ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THE EMERGENCY LANDING. FUEL SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM THE FUEL BOWL, THE LEFT WING SUMP AND THE RIGHT WING SUMP. THE FUEL TAKEN FROM THE FUEL BOWL, WHICH IS THE LOWEST POINT IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, APPEARED TO HAVE A NOTICEABLE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS AND WATER. THE LEFT WING SUMP SAMPLE REVEALED A NOMINAL AMOUNT OF DEBRIS AND WATER. THE RIGHT WING SUMP WAS CLEAR. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONAL ITEMS CONCERNING THE AIRCRAFT WERE NOTED DURING THE PRELIMINARY INSPECTION FOR DAMAGE: TACHOMETER READING WAS 4192.9, FLAPS WERE FULL UP AND THE FLAP SWITCH WAS UP, MIXTURE WAS PUSHED IN TO FULL RICH, THROTTLE WAS PULLED OUT, THE PROP RPM WAS FULL INCREASE, IGNITION SWITCH WAS OFF, NAVIGATION LIGHT AND ANTI-COLLISION SWITCHES WERE ON, DIRECTIONAL BYRO INDICATED 0 DEGREES, COMM RADIO #1 WAS TUNED TO 121.4; COMM RADIO #2 WAS TUNED TO 121.5, NAV #1 AND #2 WERE TUNED TO 109.10, GEAR SWITCH WAS IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION, CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE ALL IN, ALTIMETER INDICATED 0 FEET, VSI INDICATED 0, NO ASCENT OR DESCENT, BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE VISUALLY CHECKED AND WERE FULL. AFTER COMPLETING AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE DUE TO THE EMERGENCY LANDING, A 'RAMP' (IN THE FIELD) INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. THE FOLLOWING IRREGULARITIES WERE NOTED: THE EXHAUST PIPE HAD SOME CORROSION ON THE END OF THE PIPE, LEFT WING TIP IS MISSING THE NAV LIGHT/STROBE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR IS OFF CENTER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SMALL DENT IN THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE AILERON TRIM TAB HAS A SMALL CRACK RUNNING HORIZONTAL. UPON COMPLETION OF THE ABOVE RAMP INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, I RETURNED TO THE MARTHAS VINEYARD AIRPORT TERMINAL WHERE I INTERVIEWED THE PILOTIN COMMAND, MR. ROBERT WALSH. IT WAS AT THIS INTERVIEW THAT I GAVE M R. WALSH A "PILOT IN COMMAND STATEMENT" FROM TO FILLOUT. HE SAID THAT HE W OULD DO IT AT HOME. DURING THIS INTERVIEW, SERGEANT MOORE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE WAS PRESENT. MR. WALSH FURNISHED MEWITH HIS PILOT CERTIFI CATE AND HIS CURRENT MEDICAL (COPIES WERE MADE). MR.WALSH STATED THAT HE D EPARTED NANTUCKET ISLAND, MA. (ACK) AT APPROXIMATELY0800 AND SET OUT ON A VFR TRIP TO TETERBORO, NJ (TEB) WITH HIS WIFE AS THEONLY PASSENGER ON BOAR D. THIS ROUTE TOOK HIM OVER MARTHAS VINEYARD (MVY) AIRPORT AT 2600 FEET. APPROXIMATELY 18 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, MR. WALSH STATED THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE QUIT. MR. WALSH SELECTED A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH OF THE MARTHAS VINEYARD AIRPORT IN THE SMALL TOWN OFWEST TISBURY. MR. WALS H ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A INDICATION THAT THEREWAS A DROP IN RPM OR M ANIFOLD PRESSURE. HE DECLARED A "MAYDAY" AND PROCEEDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY IN A FIELD OF GRASS. ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1998, I TRAVELED TO NANTUCKET ISLAND AIRPORT AND MET WITH THE DIRECTOR OFMAINTENANCE OF GRAY LA DY AVIATION. MR. WALSH MET INSPECTOR AL PEYUS AND MYSELF IN ORDER TO INSPECT THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS OF CESSNA CE-210-M, REGISTRATION NUMBER N1781M. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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