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FAA incident report · Cessna 210L · Bluefield, WV · August 13, 2001

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Date
August 13, 2001 · 13:08 local
Place
Bluefield, WV
Airport
Mercer County
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N732JT
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC01IA211
Reported as
Cessna 210L
Reported engine
Continental IO520L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,700 total2,200 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N732JTRegistered now · Cessna 210LS/N 21061555 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 210LEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot reported at 8000 ft in cruise flight, he noticed the EGT on #2 cylinder was running hot by about 50 degrees, he thought maybe this was because the number 1 and number 2 cylinder was just replaced approximately four hours before this flight. The pilot then noticed that the propeller started to overspeed and then the oil pressure was gone. The pilot then reported that the engine caught fire and he quickly declared an "emergency". Bluefield airport was the closest airport ot him (blf). The cockpit started to fill up with smoke and the pilot shut the fuel off and glided the aircraft to Bluefield, west Virginia without further incident. After landing the pilot along with a local mechanic, Mr. Joe smith, pulled the top cowling off the aircraft and noticed a three inch hole in the crankcase about a 12 o'clock position over the number two cylinder. The pilot stated that the connecting rod appears to have failed and the pilot noticed small parts inside the aircraft cowling area. The pilot also stated that the aircraft had been out of maintenance just about a week ago.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED AT 8000 FT IN CRUISE FLIGHT, HE NOTICED THE EGT ON #2 CYLINDER WAS RUNNING HOT BY ABOUT 50 DEGREES, HE THOUGHT MAYBE THIS WAS BECAUSE THE NUMBER 1 AND NUMBER 2 CYLINDER WAS JUST REPLACED APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS BEFORE THIS FLIGHT. THE PILOT THEN NOTICED THAT THE PROPELLER STARTED TO OVERSPEED AND THEN THE OIL PRESSURE WAS GONE. THE PILOT THEN REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND HE QUICKLY DECLARED AN "EMERGENCY". BLUEFIELD AIRPORT WAS THE CLOSEST AIRPORT OT HIM (BLF). THE COCKPIT STARTED TO FILL UP WITH SMOKE AND THE PILOT SHUT THE FUEL OFF AND GLIDED THE AIRCRAFT TO BLUEFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT ALONG WITH A LOCAL MECHANIC, MR. JOE SMITH, PULLED THE TOP COWLING OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED A THREE INCH HOLE IN THE CRANKCASE ABOUT A 12 O'CLOCK POSITION OVER THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED AND THE PILOT NOTICED SMALL PARTS INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT COWLING AREA. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN OUT OF MAINTENANCE JUST ABOUT A WEEK AGO.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC01IA211Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBluefield, WVImproper maintenance which resulted in the installation of an unserviceable piston assembly, and the subsequent catastrophic engine failure. Factors in this accident were the improper inspection by the piston supplier and the softening of the piston.Aug 13, 2001 · Minor damage

Other reports on N732JT · 1

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

Incident 19941020035219IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Meriden, CTElectrical failure enroute. Used portable transceiver and vectors. Gear failed extend. Landed gear up. No aux used.Oct 20, 1994 · Minor damage