# Incident 20030224002049I: Cessna T210M, Crawford, GA, February 24, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Crawford, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8832° N, 83.1554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crawford, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8832&lon=-83.1554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48VA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48VA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 825 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030224002049I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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.

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