# Accident 20000724036289A: Cessna 210N, Harrisburg, IL, July 24, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2000, 11:44 local time
- Place: Harrisburg, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7303° N, 88.5409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7303&lon=-88.5409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5525A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5525A-2008-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210N (registry code 2073453, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-L (registry code 17212, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000724036289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 24, 2000, AT APPROX. 11:30 CDT, N5525A, A CESSNA 210N OPERATING UNDER AN EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY FOR ELECTRONIC ENGINE EQUIPMENT WAS ENROUTE FROM MOBILE, AL TO OSHKOSH, WI WITH A FUEL STOP SCHEDULED AT BLOOMINGTON, IL. AT 11:40 CDT, AND APPROX. 25 NM NNE OF PADUCAH, KY, THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING "VIOLENTLY ROUGH" AND THE RPM BEGAN TO DROP. THE CLOSEST AIRPORT AT THIS TIME WAS HARRISBURG, IL., AND THE PILOT ALTERED HIS COURSE TOWARDS THAT DIRECTION. THE PILOT ESTABLISHED A SPEED OF 85 KNOTS AND BEGAN TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM. ATTEMPTS TO SMOOTH THE ENIGNE OPERATION, AND TO INCREASE ENGINE RPM, WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE COULD NOT REACH HARRISBURG'S AIRPORT SO HE LINED THE AIRCRAFT UP OVER THE NEAREST HIGHWAY IN PREPARATION FOR AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON ILLINOIS HSY 145 APPROX. 12 MILES SOUTH OF HARRISBURG, IL, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE EVENT. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI00LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA223), Jul 24, 2000: Cessna 210N (N5525A), Harrisburg, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The power loss for undetermined reasons and unsuitable terrain.

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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