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FAA incident report · Cessna 310D · Palm Springs, CA · June 23, 2001

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Date
June 23, 2001 · 11:30 local
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Airport
Palm Springs Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6824T
Reported as
Cessna 310D
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total1,000 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N6824TRegistered now · Cessna 310DS/N 39124 · Built 1960Airframe modelCessna 310DEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot departed san luis obispo airport, san luis obispo, CA at 10:00 am enroute to steller airpark located just south of phoenix, AZ. While cruising at 9500 MSL between Palm Springs, CA and blythe, CA the right engine quit. The pilot performed all emergency procedures to secure the engine and diverted to Palm Springs, CA (psp). The aircraft landed without incident. After landing the pilot inspected the engine and discovered the number five (5) cylinder piston rod had broken in flight. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED SAN LUIS OBISPO AIRPORT, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA AT 10:00 AM ENROUTE TO STELLER AIRPARK LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF PHOENIX, AZ. WHILE CRUISING AT 9500 MSL BETWEEN PALM SPRINGS, CA AND BLYTHE, CA THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT PERFORMED ALL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO SECURE THE ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO PALM SPRINGS, CA (PSP). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND DISCOVERED THE NUMBER FIVE (5) CYLINDER PISTON ROD HAD BROKEN IN FLIGHT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.