# Incident 19990620016769I: Cessna 210A, Tonopah, NV, June 20, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Tonopah, NV
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0822° N, 117.2246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonopah, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0822&lon=-117.2246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N349CP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 193 total, 128 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990620016769I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE AT 16,000 MSL ENROUTE TO TOOELE, UT (TVY), PILOT FELT/HEARD POP FROM ENGINE WITH SHUDDERING AND SMOKE. LOSS OF POWER WITH NO/VERY LOW OIL PRESSURE. SHUT DOWN ENGINE, PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON DIRT ROAD APPROX 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TONOPAH, NV (TPH) VORTAC ON THE 217 RADIAL. ASI'S ON SITE INSPECTION ON JUNE 23, 1999 AT TPH SHOWED ENGINE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF #1 CYLINDER WITH APPROX 1.5 INCH HOLE AND THE #2 CYLINDER WITH AN APPROX 3 INCH HOLE PUNCHED THRU THE TOP CASE BY THE CONNECTING RODS. L/H MAGNETO WAS BROKEN OFF AT ATTACH POINT. OIL DIPSTICK SHOWED SUFFICIENT OIL QUANTITY. PILOTS STAEMENT TAKEN BY PHONE INDICATED ENGINE HAD BEEN OVERHAULED APPROX 140 HOURS PRIOR TO FAILURE. ON 7/8/99 PILOT REPORTED BY PHONE THAT DURING ENGINE TEARDOWN CONDUCTED BY HIMSELF WITH NO WITNESSES PRESENT, UPON REMOVAL OF THE OIL PAN, HE FOUND PIECES OF A PAPER SHOP TOWEL BLOCKING OIL PICKUP STRAINER. OIL CHANGES PERFORMED PRIOR TO FAILURE SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. OIL SCREEN NORMAL.

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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