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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna T210M · Miami Lakes, FL · August 10, 2003

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Date
August 10, 2003 · 11:38 local
Place
Miami Lakes, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N86PH
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA03LA160
Reported as
Cessna T210M
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total300 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N86PHRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 2008 · Cessna T210MS/N 21062777 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna T210MEngine modelContinental TSIO-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 sudden stoppage of the engine without sputtering at 1500 ft MSL altitude while returning to opa locka airport (kopf) after pleasure flight. Attempted to re-start unsuccessfully and then performed emergency landing approximately 2 miles nw of opa locka west airport (X46) on the sawgrass. Airplane had substantial damage on the horizontal stabilizer, elevators, and other parts of the fuselage caused by the emergency landing, but fortunately no injuries to the occupants. Further investigation revealed that the engine crankshaft sustained a metal fatigue crack aft of #2 cylinder connecting rod and the crankshaft was bent at the #1 cylinder position. Crankshaft has been sent by NTSB to their laboratory for metallurgical evaluation and an investigation is currently in progress to determine its origin and serviceability since the owner does not have this information in the engine maintenance records. The crankshaft was replaced on this engine during a major overhaul performed on 4/1/97.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE WITHOUT SPUTTERING AT 1500 FT MSL ALTITUDE WHILE RETURNING TO OPA LOCKA AIRPORT (KOPF) AFTER PLEASURE FLIGHT. ATTEMPTED TO RE-START UNSUCCESSFULLY AND THEN PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NW OF OPA LOCKA WEST AIRPORT (X46) ON THE SAWGRASS. AIRPLANE HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ELEVATORS, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE FUSELAGE CAUSED BY THE EMERGENCY LANDING, BUT FORTUNATELY NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT SUSTAINED A METAL FATIGUE CRACK AFT OF #2 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD AND THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BENT AT THE #1 CYLINDER POSITION. CRANKSHAFT HAS BEEN SENT BY NTSB TO THEIR LABORATORY FOR METALLURGICAL EVALUATION AND AN INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS TO DETERMINE ITS ORIGIN AND SERVICEABILITY SINCE THE OWNER DOES NOT HAVE THIS INFORMATION IN THE ENGINE MAINTENANCE RECORDS. THE CRANKSHAFT WAS REPLACED ON THIS ENGINE DURING A MAJOR OVERHAUL PERFORMED ON 4/1/97.

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 MIA03LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHialeah, FLSpinning of the crankshaft No. 2 main bearing for undetermined reasons resulting in damage to the aft cheek of the No. 2 main bearing journal, fatigue failure of the crankshaft cheek, failure of the engine in cruise flight, and damage to the airplane during…Aug 10, 2003 · Substantial damage