20030123000629A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210 · Clarence, IA · January 23, 2003

Date: January 23, 2003 · 20:00 local
Place: Clarence, IA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6572X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA059
Reported as: Cessna 210

N6572XRegistration cancelled Jan 25, 2018 · Cessna 210S/N 57572 Airframe modelCessna 210

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What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft had departed san antonio, Texas, stopped in davis, Missouri, for fuel. Refueled again in kirksville, Missouri, and departed for Wisconsin. After approximately an hour, the engine began to run rough then quit. The aircraft made a gear-up landing in a cornfield near Clarence, Iowa. The aircraft was substantially damaged during the landing. There were no injuries to the occupants reported. Investigation found that the engine crankshaft had broken between cylinders two and three. NTSB is going to perform metallurgical tests on the engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, STOPPED IN DAVIS, MISSOURI, FOR FUEL. REFUELED AGAIN IN KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI, AND DEPARTED FOR WISCONSIN. AFTER APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH THEN QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A GEAR-UP LANDING IN A CORNFIELD NEAR CLARENCE, IOWA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS REPORTED. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKEN BETWEEN CYLINDERS TWO AND THREE. NTSB IS GOING TO PERFORM METALLURGICAL TESTS ON THE ENGINE.

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 CHI03LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClarence, IAA failure of the crankshaft for undetermined reasons. Factors associated with the accident were the rough terrain on which the forced landing was made and the night conditions.Jan 24, 2003 · Substantial damage