# Incident 19990518018779I: Cessna 210E, Ft Lauderdale, FL, May 18, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1973° N, 80.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC (FXE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1973&lon=-80.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2362F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2362F-2021-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210E (registry code 2073416, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,842 total, 400 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990518018779I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON 05/18/99, WHILE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH'N'GO LANDINGS WITH STUDENT PILOT AT THE CONTROLS, AT FXE, PILOT STATED THAT WHILE GOING THROUGHT 300', THEY HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSIION. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND ADVISED TOWER.  THEY WERE CLEARED  TO LAND.  UPON LANDING, HE IDLED THE ENGINE AND WHILE TAXIING, HE NOTICED OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS.  HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE.  DURING THE INSPECITON OF THE ENGINE, HE NOTICED THAT THE #4 CYLINDER HAD DISINTIGRATED.

## Other reports on N2362F (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20190730012929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190730012929A), Jul 30, 2019: Cessna 210E (N2362F), Chattanooga, TN, Substantial damage. On departure out of destin FL, pilot stated that the gear transit light stayed on when selecting the gear up. Pilot stated that he cycled the gear and left the…
- [Incident 20010226001469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010226001469I), Feb 26, 2001: Cessna 210E (N2362F), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was late to extend the landing gear.

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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