# Incident 20010813022009I: Cessna 210L, Bluefield, WV, August 13, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2001, 13:08 local time
- Place: Bluefield, WV
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2594° N, 81.2095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2594&lon=-81.2095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732JT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N732JT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01IA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01IA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010813022009I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC01IA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01IA211), Aug 13, 2001: Cessna 210L (N732JT), Bluefield, WV, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Improper 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…

## Other reports on N732JT (1)

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

- [Incident 19941020035219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941020035219I), Oct 20, 1994: Cessna 210 (N732JT), Meriden, CT, Minor damage. Electrical failure enroute. Used portable transceiver and vectors. Gear failed extend. Landed gear up. No aux used.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.