# Incident 20031031030909I: Cessna 310R, Roswell, NM, October 31, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2003, 18:30 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Airport: Roswell Industrial Air Center
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: N3BA
- Location: 33.3734° N, 104.5294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roswell, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3734&lon=-104.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310FH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N310FH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520MB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031031030909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 31, 2003 AT 1830 MST, THE PILOT OF N310FH, A CESSNA 310R, NOTICED SEVERE VIBRATION FROM THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE AFTER TAKEOFF FROM ROSWELL INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER, ROSWELL, NM. THE PILOT OBSERVED RPM, MANIFOLD PRESSURE, AND OIL PRESSURE DECREASING, FEATHERED THE RIGHT PROP, AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REVEALED A HOLE IN THE UPPER CASE MEASURING 6 INCHES BY 10 INCHES, AND THE #5 AND #6 CONNECTING RODS MISSING FROM THE CRANKSHAFT. THE FAILED ENGINE HAD 8 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL BY THE MANUFACTURER.

## Other reports on N310FH (1)

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

- [Incident 20041109035729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041109035729I), Nov 9, 2004: Cessna 310R (N310FH), Payson, AZ. (-23) Pilot was making routine cargo run from phx to pan when he reached his cruise altitude (9000 ft/msl) he leaned the engines. Pilot stated, "as I made my…

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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