# Accident 20000301043229A: Cessna 210, Macomb, IL, March 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2000, 19:00 local time
- Place: Macomb, IL
- Airport: Macomb Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4708° N, 90.6807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4708&lon=-90.6807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9552T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9552T-2012-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT IO470E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,387 total, 400 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000301043229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 1, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 HOURS, CST, WHILE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 6500 FEET, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND QUIT. THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC AND RECEIVED VECTORS TO MACOMB MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MACOMB, IL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE FROM THE AIRPORT, DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR, LOWER CENTER SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT WING TIP. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED; HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SUFFERED A BROKEN RING FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, WHICH REVEALED A HOLE IN THE LEFT CASE ONE INCH OUTBOARD OF THE CENTER FLANGE ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE AFT CYLINDER. THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE TURNED WITHOUT EXTREME EFFORT. THE ENGINE IS TO BE TORN DOWN FOR ANALYSIS AT A LATER DATE AND A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

## 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 CHI00LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA085), Mar 2, 2000: Cessna 210 (N9552T), Macomb, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadequate maintenance inspection prior to the ferry flight by the pilot/mechanic rated passenger who endorsed the airplane as airworthy, the shift in the number two main bearing left half, and…

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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