# Accident 19990212001339A: Cessna 210G, Placid Lakes, FL, February 12, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 12, 1999, 08:21 local time - Place: Placid Lakes, FL - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Operator: REBA - Location: 27.2414° N, 81.4070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Placid Lakes, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2414&lon=-81.4070&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5874F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5874F-2005-04-13) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 210G (registry code 2073430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210g) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210G - Reported engine: CONT IO520B - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,662 total, 380 in this make and model, 284 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA081) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990212001339A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. RED BARON AIR TAXI (CHECK HAULER) EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT HAS SERIOUS INJURIES. THE ACFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 12, 1999, ABOUT 0821 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 210G, N5874F, REGISTERED TO GALLOPS,INC., OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FERRY FLIGHT, CRASHED FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF LAKE PLACID, FLORIDA. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED PILOT COUNTRY AIRPORT, TAMPA, FLORIDA, ABOUT 0740. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPLANE'S OPERATOR, THE FLIGHT WAS FERRYING TO MIAMI'S OPA LOCKA AIRPORT AT 5,000 FEET AGL UNDER RADAR CONTROL FROM MIAMI ARTCC, WHEN THE PILOT HEARD A "THUD", AND THE ENGINE SUDDENTLY STOPPED. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A PASTURE ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF PLACID LAKES AIRPORT AT COORDINATES, N2719.08 DEGREES, W8130.19 DEGREES. (.4) THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO POSITION THE AIRPLANE AT THE MIAMI'S OPA LOCKA AIRPORT. AT AN ALTITUDE OF 5,000 FEET AGL UNDER RADAR CONTROL, THE PILOT HEARD A 'SNAP/THUD, FOLLOWED BY A POPPING NOISE,' AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE AND PROPELLER STOPPAGE. AN AIRBORNE RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, AND THE PROPELLER WOULD NOT TURN. THE PILOT REALIZED HE COULD NOT MAKE IT SAFELY TO AN AIRPORT, AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A PASTURE. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE, SEPARATING THE LEFT WING FROM THE AIRFRAME. THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH A GULLY CAUSING THEM TO SEPARATE. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR'S RECORDS THE SUBJECT ENGINE WAS REMANUFACTURED BY CONTINENTAL MOTORS ON DECEMBER 9, 1997, AND HAD 1622.9 HOURS OF OPERATING TIME SINCE IT WAS INSTALLED. THE CRANKSHAFT WAS EXAMINED AT THE NTSB MATERIALS LABORATORY, AND REVEALED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SEPARATED DUE TO A FATIGUE CRACK THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE AFT FILLET RADIUS OF THE NO. 2 MAIN JOURNAL. THE FATIGUE AREA CONTAINED CIRCUMFERENTIAL GOUGE MARKS AND HEAT DAMAGE THAT WAS CONSISTENT WITH A BEARING SHELL THAT HAD ROTATED OR SHIFTED. THE BEARING SHELL FROM THE NO. 1 ROD JOURNAL ALSO CONTAINED WEAR DAMAGE ON THE AFT AND FORW ARD EDGES THAT WERE CONSISTENT WITH SHIFTING DURING ENGINE OPERATION. ## 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 MIA99LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA081), Feb 12, 1999: Cessna 210G (N5874F), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a total loss of engine power due to an in-flight separation of the crankshaft, caused by a fatigue crack that originated from the aft fillet radius of the No. 2 main journal, resulting in a forced… ## Other reports on N5874F (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19890509011169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890509011169I), May 9, 1989: Cessna 210G (N5874F), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. Unable to lower landing gear. Landed with gear up on grass beside runway. Minor damage. - [Incident 19801005072789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801005072789I), Oct 5, 1980: Cessna 210G (N5874F), St Petersburg, FL, Minor damage. Pilot ran off end of runway when remaining brake failed. - [Accident 19760626019059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760626019059A), Jun 26, 1976: Cessna 210G (N5874F), Ypsilanti, MI, Substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.