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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210M · Crawford, GA · February 24, 2003

Date: February 24, 2003 · 10:00 local
Place: Crawford, GA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N48VA
Reported as: Cessna T210M
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 825 total

N48VARegistered now · Cessna T210MS/N 21061798 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna T210M Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated that the engine began to run rough and lose power. Adjusted mx control to no avail. Performed emergency checklist and landed gear up in field. Pilot also stated that just before touch down he heard a lot of loud metallic sounds coming from the engine. On scene observation revealed a large crack extending from the engine oil filler tube to down between the numbers 4 and 6 cylinders. Partial engine teardown revealed extensive large metal pieces in the induction and exhaust system ducting. Removal of no. 5 cylinder revealed a large hole in the top of the no. 6 piston and massive amounts of large metal pieces in the engine sump. The engine is being shipped to tcm in mobile al for further disassembly and analysis by the manufacturer. Filed m or d.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. ADJUSTED MX CONTROL TO NO AVAIL. PERFORMED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND LANDED GEAR UP IN FIELD. PILOT ALSO STATED THAT JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN HE HEARD A LOT OF LOUD METALLIC SOUNDS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ON SCENE OBSERVATION REVEALED A LARGE CRACK EXTENDING FROM THE ENGINE OIL FILLER TUBE TO DOWN BETWEEN THE NUMBERS 4 AND 6 CYLINDERS. PARTIAL ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED EXTENSIVE LARGE METAL PIECES IN THE INDUCTION AND EXHAUST SYSTEM DUCTING. REMOVAL OF NO. 5 CYLINDER REVEALED A LARGE HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE NO. 6 PISTON AND MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF LARGE METAL PIECES IN THE ENGINE SUMP. THE ENGINE IS BEING SHIPPED TO TCM IN MOBILE AL FOR FURTHER DISASSEMBLY AND ANALYSIS BY THE MANUFACTURER. FILED M OR D.