# Incident 19990220029589I: Cessna T210R, Tinley Park, IL, February 20, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1999, 10:45 local time
- Place: Tinley Park, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5697° N, 87.7992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5697&lon=-87.7992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7687U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210R
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99IA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990220029589I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING FLIGHT, PRIOR TO APPROACH TO MIEGS FIELD, THE PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY, MADE A 270 DEGREE TURN AND LANDED IN AN EMPTY FIELD WITHOUT INJURY OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PROPELLER LANDED IN A CHURCH FIELD APPROX. 3 MILES WEST OF THE AIRCRAFT.  NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS INJURED.

## 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 CHI99IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99IA096), Feb 20, 1999: Cessna T210R (N7687U), Tinley Park, IL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the improper installation of the pressure oil line 'B' nut by maintenance personnel. Contributing to the incident were the loose pressure oil line 'B' nut and separation of the propeller from the…

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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